Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of factors affecting MDT participant status after propensity score matching.

Variables	1: 1 matching						SMD
	Total		Non-MDT		MDT
	N	%	n1	%	n2	%
Total	5906	100.00	2953	50.00	2953	50.00
Gender
Female	373	6.32	178	6.03	195	6.60	0.071
Male	5533	93.68	2775	93.97	2758	93.40	0.005
Age at diagnosed (year)
< 45	486	8.23	248	8.40	238	8.06	0.042
45–54	1966	33.29	990	33.53	976	33.05	0.061
55–64	2046	34.64	1026	34.74	1020	34.54	0.035
65–74	865	14.65	418	14.16	447	15.14	0.029
≧ 75	543	9.19	271	9.18	272	9.21	0.061
Monthly salary (NTD)
≦ 17,280	1606	27.19	834	28.24	772	26.14	0.034
17,281–2,2800	2421	40.99	1202	40.70	1219	41.28	0.016
22,801–28,800	472	7.99	231	7.82	241	8.16	0.024
28,801–36,300	510	8.64	261	8.84	249	8.43	0.040
36,301–45,800	598	10.13	283	9.58	315	10.67	0.065
≧ 45,801	299	5.06	142	4.81	157	5.32	0.019
Urbanization level
Level 1	1460	24.72	741	25.09	719	24.35	0.047
Level 2	1715	29.04	839	28.41	876	29.66	0.041
Level 3	1020	17.27	511	17.30	509	17.24	0.008
Level 4	872	14.76	434	14.70	438	14.83	0.040
Level 5	204	3.45	102	3.45	102	3.45	0.004
Level 6	342	5.79	177	5.99	165	5.59	0.021
Level 7	293	4.96	149	5.05	144	4.88	0.064
Charlson Comorbidity index
0	3610	61.12	1835	62.14	1775	60.11	0.019
1	1368	23.16	683	23.13	685	23.20	0.018
2	525	8.89	245	8.30	280	9.48	0.027
≧ 3	403	6.82	190	6.43	213	7.21	0.010
Other catastrophic illness
No	5673	96.05	2845	96.34	2828	95.77	0.003
Yes	233	3.95	108	3.66	125	4.23	0.075
Cancer stage
I	236	4.00	116	3.93	120	4.06	0.080
II	1154	19.54	558	18.90	596	20.18	0.049
III	3215	54.44	1618	54.79	1597	54.08	0.029
IV	1301	22.03	661	22.38	640	21.67	0.004
Hospital level
Medical centers	3155	53.42	1571	53.20	1584	53.64	0.050
Non-medical centers	2751	46.58	1382	46.80	1369	46.36	0.026
Hospital ownership
Non-public	4092	69.29	2025	68.57	2067	70.00	0.042
Public	1814	30.71	928	31.43	886	30.00	0.012

MDT multidisciplinary team, NTD New Taiwan Dollar.