Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Men with Prostate Cancer in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, Diagnosed between 2000 and 2015
| Y00–Y03 | Y04–Y07 | Y08–Y11 | Y12–Y15 | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 52912 | 53037 | 50370 | 37564 | 193883 |
| Black race/ethnicity (%) | 4565 (8.6) | 4851 (9.1) | 5189 (10.3) | 4297 (11.4) | 18902 (9.7) |
| Age at diagnosis (median [IQR]) | 68.00 [61.00, 74.00] | 67.00 [60.00, 74.00] | 65.00 [59.00, 72.00] | 65.00 [59.00, 71.00] | 66.00 [60.00, 73.00] |
| Massachusetts (%) | 18778 (35.5) | 18005 (33.9) | 17100 (33.9) | 11539 (30.7) | 65422 (33.7) |
| SEER Summary Stage 2000 (%) | |||||
| Localized | 46539 (88.0) | 45780 (86.3) | 42594 (84.6) | 29879 (79.5) | 164792 (85.0) |
| Regional | 4580 (8.7) | 5366 (10.1) | 5948 (11.8) | 5557 (14.8) | 21451 (11.1) |
| Distant | 1793 (3.4) | 1891 (3.6) | 1828 (3.6) | 2128 (5.7) | 7640 (3.9) |
| Census tract neighborhood SEP | |||||
| % Black (median [IQR]) | 2 [1, 5] | 1 [1, 4] | 2 [1, 6] | 3 [1, 7] | 2 [1, 5] |
| % White (median [IQR]) | 96 [89, 98] | 96 [90, 98] | 94 [86, 98] | 93 [83, 97] | 95 [87, 98] |
| % foreign born (median [IQR]) | 4 [2, 8] | 4 [2, 7] | 4 [2, 9] | 5 [2, 10] | 4 [2, 8] |
| % under 5 (median [IQR]) | 6 [5, 7] | 6 [5, 7] | 6 [5, 7] | 5 [5, 6] | 6 [5, 7] |
| % over 65 (median [IQR]) | 15 [12, 19] | 15 [12, 19] | 15 [12, 19] | 15 [12, 19] | 15 [12, 19] |
| % female head of household (median [IQR]) | 17 [11, 26] | 16 [11, 25] | 17 [11, 28] | 20 [12, 31] | 17 [11, 27] |
| % over 25 with no high school (median [IQR]) | 15 [9, 21] | 15 [9, 21] | 12 [7, 18] | 10 [6, 15] | 13 [7, 19] |
| % over 25 with high school (median [IQR]) | 35 [26, 42] | 35 [26, 43] | 34 [26, 43] | 35 [25, 43] | 35 [26, 43] |
| % over 25 with college or more (median [IQR]) | 23 [14, 37] | 23 [13, 37] | 25 [15, 40] | 27 [16, 43] | 24 [14, 39] |
| Household (family) income (1000 USD, median [IQR]) | 54.26 [42.24, 69.06] | 54.36 [42.51, 69.41] | 61.56 [46.98, 82.00] | 70.48 [53.82, 92.38] | 58.54 [45.16, 77.01] |
| Family home value (1000 USD, median [IQR]) | 123.09 [84.30, 177.66] | 123.01 [85.03, 176.74] | 155.84 [98.50, 262.70] | 211.70 [124.40, 339.20] | 141.21 [92.30, 227.00] |
| % families receiving interest (median [IQR]) | 41 [31, 50] | 41 [32, 50] | 34 [24, 45] | 27 [20, 35] | 36 [26, 47] |
| % receiving welfare assistance (median [IQR]) | 5 [3, 8] | 5 [3, 7] | 3 [1, 6] | 2 [1, 3] | 4 [2, 6] |
| % poverty (median [IQR]) | 6 [4, 11] | 6 [4, 11] | 7 [4, 12] | 7 [4, 13] | 7 [4, 12] |
| % population 16+ years male unemployed (median [IQR]) | 31 [26, 38] | 31 [25, 38] | 30 [25, 37] | 30 [24, 37] | 31 [25, 38] |
| % population 16+ years unemployed (median [IQR]) | 4 [3, 6] | 4 [3, 6] | 5 [3, 8] | 6 [5, 9] | 5 [3, 7] |
| % occupied housing units (median [IQR]) | 96 [92, 97] | 96 [92, 97] | 95 [91, 97] | 94 [91, 96] | 95 [92, 97] |
| ICE (income) (median [IQR]) | 0.17 [−0.04, 0.38] | 0.17 [−0.04, 0.38] | 0.27 [0.04, 0.47] | 0.34 [0.14, 0.53] | 0.23 [0.01, 0.44] |
| ICE (Race) (median [IQR]) | 0.95 [0.87, 0.98] | 0.95 [0.88, 0.98] | 0.95 [0.85, 0.98] | 0.94 [0.83, 0.98] | 0.95 [0.86, 0.98] |
| ICE (Joint race and income) (median [IQR]) | 0.32 [0.19, 0.47] | 0.32 [0.19, 0.48] | 0.39 [0.24, 0.54] | 0.45 [0.30, 0.58] | 0.36 [0.22, 0.51] |
| Population density per mile2 (per 1000, median [IQR]) | 0.71 [0.19, 1.93] | 0.62 [0.15, 1.77] | 0.61 [0.15, 1.77] | 0.63 [0.16, 1.83] | 0.65 [0.16, 1.83] |
| NDVI (median [IQR]) | 0.55 [0.46, 0.62] | 0.59 [0.50, 0.64] | 0.54 [0.45, 0.61] | 0.57 [0.48, 0.63] | 0.56 [0.47, 0.63] |
| Travel time to closest cancer center (median [IQR]) | 5.52 [3.00, 10.13] | 5.80 [3.15, 10.76] | 5.88 [3.15, 10.83] | 7.63 [3.60, 19.49] | 5.99 [3.17, 11.50] |
| nSES Z-score (mean (SD)) | 0 (2.57) | 0.06 (2.55) | 0 (2.55) | −0.09 (2.55) | 0 (2.55) |
| nSES Z-score (quintiles)(%) | |||||
| Q1 | 10825 (20.5) | 10064 (19.0) | 10069 (20.0) | 7819 (20.8) | 38777 (20.0) |
| Q2 | 10763 (20.3) | 10734 (20.2) | 9834 (19.5) | 7444 (19.8) | 38775 (20.0) |
| Q3 | 10244 (19.4) | 10451 (19.7) | 10287 (20.4) | 7810 (20.8) | 38792 (20.0) |
| Q4 | 10384 (19.6) | 10685 (20.1) | 10153 (20.2) | 7518 (20.0) | 38740 (20.0) |
| Q5 | 10696 (20.2) | 11103 (20.9) | 10027 (19.9) | 6973 (18.6) | 38799 (20.0) |
Notes: nSEP = neighborhood socioeconomic position using United States Census tract-level data from 2000 for men diagnosed between 2000–2009, and 2010 for men diagnosed from 2010–2015. ICE=index of concentration at extremes, a metric that classifies neighborhoods based on the degree of homogeneity with respect to income and racial characteristics.