Table II:

Differences in patient demographics and Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) defect sizes in non-Hispanic white patients and Hispanic/Latino patients.

		Non-Hispanic White				Hispanic/Latino
Predictors	% Change in MMS Defect Size	B	CI	p	% Change in MMS Defect Size	B	CI	p
(Intercept)		−0.52	−0.86, −0.18	0.002		−0.57	−1.67, 0.54	0.314
Carcinoma (SCC vs. BCC)	+25%	0.22	0.14, 0.30	<0.001	+80%	0.59	0.26, 0.91	<0.001
Insurance (ref = Medicare)
HMO	+5%	0.05	−0.11, 0.22	0.53	+103%	0.71	0.22, 1.19	0.004
Medi-Cal LA Care	+92%	0.65	0.36, 0.94	<0.001	−2%	−0.02	−0.55, 0.51	0.936
Medi-Cal Restr. Ben.	+5%	0.05	−0.60, 0.70	0.888	+1%	0.01	−0.41, 0.44	0.946
Other Ins.	+4%	0.04	−0.09, 0.18	0.526	+2%	0.02	−0.50, 0.55	0.932
PPO	−9%	−0.09	−0.18, 0.01	0.08	+3%	0.03	−0.57, 0.63	0.917
Self-Pay	+2%	0.02	−0.39, 0.43	0.926	−1%	−0.01	−0.77, 0.74	0.976
Age*	+4%	0.04	0.02, 0.05	<0.001	+4%	0.04	−0.01, 0.09	0.152
Gender (Male vs. Female)	+40%	0.34	0.26, 0.42	<0.001	+25%	0.22	−0.08, 0.52	0.144

^*Regression coefficient reflects a 5-year increase in age.