Table 2.
Changes to the odds of being diagnosed with metastatic disease after Medicaid expansion, adjusting for covariates
| Odds Ratio | 95% confidence interval | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | |||
| Pre-expansion | 1.00 | reference | |
| Post-expansion | 0.85 | 0.77 – 0.93 | <0.01 |
| Covariates | |||
| Cancer Site | |||
| Breast | 1.00 | reference | |
| Cervical | 1.45 | 1.11 – 1.89 | <0.01 |
| Colorectal | 3.63 | 3.11 – 4.23 | <0.01 |
| Lung | 11.81 | 10.32 – 13.51 | <0.01 |
| Age at Diagnosis | 0.34 | ||
| 30 – 39 | 1.00 | reference | |
| 40 – 49 | 1.09 | 0.86 – 1.38 | 0.47 |
| 50 – 59 | 1.13 | 0.90 – 1.42 | 0.28 |
| 60 – 64 | 1.12 | 0.88 – 1.42 | 0.36 |
| Race | |||
| White | 1.00 | reference | |
| Black | 0.98 | 0.88 – 1.11 | 0.78 |
| All Others | 1.17 | 0.80 – 1.73 | 0.42 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Non - Hispanic | 1.00 | reference | |
| Hispanic | 0.70 | 0.46 – 1.07 | 0.10 |
| Unknown | 0.31 | 0.18 – 0.54 | <0.01 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married/Partnered | 1.00 | reference | |
| All Others | 1.08 | 0.97 – 1.20 | 0.18 |
| Income as percent of federal poverty level | |||
| Less than 100 (%) | 1.00 | reference | |
| 100 or more (%) | 1.02 | 0.88– 1.19 | 0.77 |