Table 2.
Multivariate Regression of Surgical Treatment Delay in Prostate Cancer (N = 33,413).
| 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | Lower | Upper | p-value | |
| Race | ||||
| White | ref. | - | - | - |
| Black | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.42 | 0.000 |
| Other | 0.90 | 0.65 | 1.25 | 0.544 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | ref. | - | - | - |
| Married (common law) | 0.96 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.410 |
| Divorced/Separated | 1.15 | 1.01 | 1.31 | 0.032 |
| Widow/Widower | 0.86 | 0.73 | 1.01 | 0.064 |
| Appalachian | ||||
| No | ref. | - | - | - |
| Urban | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.001 |
| Rural | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 0.000 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–54 | ref. | - | - | - |
| 55–69 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 1.05 | 0.344 |
| 70 and older | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.000 |
| Insurance type | ||||
| No insurance/self-pay | ref. | - | - | - |
| Public insurance | 0.93 | 0.74 | 1.17 | 0.527 |
| Private insurance | 0.92 | 0.73 | 1.16 | 0.484 |
| Derived staging | ||||
| Localized | ref. | - | - | - |
| Regional | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.000 |
| Distant | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.000 |
| Surgical intervention | ||||
| No | ref. | - | - | - |
| Yes | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.000 |
| Constant | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.000 |