Table 2.
Sociodemographics
| Variable | Overall, N = 12,544 (%) | No Reconstruction, N = 11,237 (89.6%) | Reconstruction, N = 1307 (10.4%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age at diagnosis (y), SD | 56.9, 13.2 | 57.6, 13.2 | 50.8, 11.2 | <0.001 |
| Age at diagnosis (y) | <0.001 | |||
| 18–39 | 1136 (9.1) | 934 (8.3) | 202 (15.5) | |
| 40–49 | 2619 (20.9) | 2200 (19.6) | 419 (32.1) | |
| 50–59 | 3739 (29.8) | 3334 (29.7) | 405 (31.0) | |
| 60–69 | 2884 (23.0) | 2662 (23.7) | 222 (17.0) | |
| ≥70 | 2166 (17.3) | 2107 (18.8) | 59 (4.5) | |
| Race | 0.29 | |||
| White | 10,152 (80.9) | 9097 (81.0) | 1055 (80.7) | |
| Black | 1850 (14.7) | 1664 (14.8) | 186 (14.2) | |
| Asian | 284 (2.3) | 254 (2.3) | 30 (2.3) | |
| Other/missing | 258 (2.1) | 222 (2.0) | 36 (2.8) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.16 | |||
| Hispanic | 801 (6.4) | 716 (6.4) | 85 (6.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 11,022 (87.9) | 9860 (87.7) | 1162 (88.9) | |
| Unknown | 721 (5.7) | 661 (5.9) | 60 (4.6) | |
| Charlson score | <0.001 | |||
| 0 | 10,355 (82.5) | 9229 (82.1) | 1126 (86.2) | |
| 1 | 1740 (13.9) | 1584 (14.1) | 156 (11.9) | |
| ≥2 | 449 (3.6) | 424 (3.8) | 25 (1.9) | |
| Personal cancer history | ||||
| First and only cancer | 10,104 (80.5) | 9037 (80.4) | 1067 (81.6) | 0.012 |
| First of >1 | 1013 (8.1) | 890 (7.9) | 123 (9.4) | |
| Second | 1244 (9.9) | 1143 (10.2) | 101 (7.7) | |
| Third or more; unknown | 183 (1.5) | 167 (1.5) | 16 (1.2) | |
| Type of insurance | <0.001 | |||
| Medicaid | 1569 (12.5) | 1432 (12.7) | 137 (10.5) | |
| Medicare | 3484 (27.8) | 3324 (29.6) | 160 (12.2) | |
| Other government | 143 (1.1) | 128 (1.1) | 15 (1.1) | |
| Uninsured | 521 (4.2) | 481 (4.3) | 40 (3.1) | |
| Unknown | 162 (1.3) | 146 (1.3) | 16 (1.2) | |
| Private | 6665 (53.1) | 5726 (51.0) | 939 (71.8) | |
| Percentage with high-school education* | <0.001 | |||
| <7 or unknown | 2800 (22.3) | 2401 (21.4) | 399 (30.5) | |
| 7–12.9 | 3984 (31.8) | 3571 (31.8) | 413 (31.6) | |
| 13–20.9 | 3467 (27.6) | 3158 (28.1) | 309 (23.6) | |
| ≥21 | 2293 (18.3) | 2107 (18.9) | 186 (14.2) | |
| Income* | <0.001 | |||
| <$38,000 | 2309 (18.4) | 2154 (19.2) | 155 (11.9) | |
| $38,000–$47,999 | 2989 (23.8) | 2762 (24.6) | 227 (17.4) | |
| $48,000–$62,999 | 3422 (27.3) | 3083 (27.4) | 339 (25.9) | |
| $>63,000 | 3748 (29.9) | 3172 (28.2) | 576 (44.1) | |
| Missing | 76 (0.6) | 66 (0.6) | 10 (0.8) | |
| Urban/rural continuum | <0.001 | |||
| Large metropolitan | 6382 (50.9) | 5529 (49.2) | 853 (65.3) | |
| Metropolitan | 3810 (30.4) | 3508 (31.2) | 302 (23.1) | |
| Urban | 746 (5.9) | 696 (6.2) | 50 (3.8) | |
| Rural | 1293 (10.3) | 1228 (10.9) | 65 (5.0) | |
| Unknown | 313 (2.5) | 276 (2.5) | 37 (2.8) | |
| Distance from facility (miles) | 0.47 | |||
| <10 | 6450 (51.4) | 5764 (51.3) | 686 (52.5) | |
| 21–20 | 2864 (22.8) | 2556 (22.7) | 308 (23.6) | |
| 21–40 | 1748 (13.9) | 1577 (14.0) | 171 (13.1) | |
| >40 or unknown | 1482 (11.8) | 1340 (11.9) | 142 (10.9) | |
| Initial diagnosis location | <0.001 | |||
| At facility | 7307 (58.3) | 6623 (58.9) | 684 (52.3) | |
| Elsewhere | 5237 (41.7) | 4614 (41.1) | 623 (47.7) | |
| Facility geographic location† | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 2031 (17.8) | 1774 (17.2) | 257 (23.3) | |
| Southern | 4365 (38.2) | 3987 (38.7) | 378 (34.2) | |
| Midwest | 3158 (27.7) | 2858 (27.8) | 300 (27.2) | |
| Western | 1854 (16.3) | 1684 (16.4) | 170 (15.4) | |
| Facility type† | <0.001 | |||
| Community cancer program | 1203 (10.5) | 1150 (11.2) | 53 (4.8) | |
| Comprehensive community cancer program | 5164 (45.3) | 4718 (45.8) | 446 (40.4) | |
| Academic program | 3563 (31.2) | 3143 (30.5) | 420 (38.0) | |
| Integrated network cancer | 1478 (13) | 1292 (12.5) | 186 (16.8) |
*Median household income and percentage of patients with at least high-school education in zipcode.
†Data missing for patients < 40 years old.