Table 1.
Distribution of patient characteristics among nonmetastatic adult esophageal cancer cases, stratified by type of treatment offered
| No treatment 4063 (7%) | Definitive chemoradiation 25,977 (43%) | Chemoradiation plus surgery 23,151 (38%) | Surgery only 7430 (12%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage, n (%) | ||||
| I | 1897 (47) | 3340 (13) | 2877 (12) | 5656 (76) |
| II | 875 (22) | 9168 (35) | 9360 (40) | 1373 (18) |
| III | 1291 (32) | 13,469 (52) | 10,914 (47) | 401 (5) |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 73 (63–81) | 69 (60–77) | 63 (57–70) | 67 (60–74) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 2907 (72) | 19,264 (74) | 19,269 (83) | 5966 (80) |
| Female | 1156 (28) | 6713 (26) | 3883 (17) | 1464 (20) |
| Charlson–Deyo score, n (%) | ||||
| 0 | 2880 | 19,070 | 17,318 | 5273 |
| 1 | 824 | 5078 | 4658 | 1640 |
| 2 | 257 | 1327 | 901 | 371 |
| 3+ | 102 | 502 | 274 | 146 |
| Race, n (%) | ||||
| White | 3399 (86) | 21,537 (84) | 21,338 (93) | 6871 (94) |
| Black | 461 (12) | 3462 (13) | 1098 (5) | 285 (4) |
| Other | 113 (3) | 769 (3) | 493 (2) | 135 (2) |
| Primary insurance, n (%) | ||||
| Private | 942 (24) | 6724 (27) | 10,561 (47) | 2528 |
| Medicaid | 234 (6) | 2102 (8) | 1264 (6) | 310 |
| Medicare | 2575 (66) | 15,206 (61) | 9913 (45) | 4121 |
| Uninsured | 155 (4) | 979 (4) | 505 (2) | 86 |
| Travel distance, miles, n (%) | ||||
| <5 miles | 1219 (31) | 8263 (32) | 4582 (20) | 1030 (14) |
| 5–11.9 miles | 990 (25) | 7014 (27) | 5167 (23) | 1338 (18) |
| 12–31.9 miles | 835 (21) | 6194 (24) | 6072 (27) | 1743 (24) |
| ≥32 miles | 934 (23) | 4079 (16) | 7039 (31) | 3206 (44) |
| Median residential income†, n (%) | ||||
| Less than $38,000 | 805 (20) | 5346 (21) | 3332 (15) | 1091 (15) |
| $38,000–$47,999 | 966 (24) | 6280 (25) | 5580 (24) | 1741 (24) |
| $48,000–$62,999 | 1071 (27) | 6637 (26) | 6468 (28) | 2051 (28) |
| $63,000 or more | 1130 (28) | 7273 (28) | 7465 (33) | 2432 (33) |
| Education, % without high school degree‡, n (%) | ||||
| <7% | 804 (2) | 5508 (22) | 5840 (26) | 1934 (26) |
| 7%–12.9% | 1264 (32) | 8330 (33) | 8319 (36) | 2644 (36) |
| 13%–20.9% | 1128 (28) | 6902 (27) | 5819 (25) | 1810 (25) |
| ≥21% | 780 (20) | 4817 (19) | 2879 (13) | 930 (13) |
† Median residential household income of each patient's ZIP code was estimated using the 2012 American Community Survey.
‡Proportion of adults in patient's ZIP code who did not complete high school, measured in the 2012 American Community Survey.
IQR, interquartile range.