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. 2022 Mar 18;5(3):e223050. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3050

Table 3. Multivariable Analysis of Adherence to Current Screening and Treatment Guidelines.

Variable OR (95% CI)
≤2 Cystoscopies ≤1 Cytologic test ≤1 Upper tract imaging Absence of BCG Absence of chemotherapya
Age range, y
66-70 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
71-75 1.02 (0.92-1.14) 0.93 (0.83-1.03) 0.94 (0.85-1.05) 0.98 (0.86-1.13) 1.11 (0.98-1.27)
76-80 1.23 (1.10-1.37) 0.98 (0.87-1.09) 1.02 (0.91-1.14) 1.00 (0.87-1.16) 0.97 (0.86-1.11)
81-85 1.52 (1.36-1.69) 1.14 (1.03-1.28) 1.10 (0.99-1.23) 1.13 (0.98-1.30) 1.19 (1.05-1.35)
Sex
Female 0.70 (0.64-0.76) 0.81 (0.74-0.88) 0.84 (0.77-0.91) 0.95 (0.85-1.06) 1.37 (1.23-1.51)
Male 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Race and ethnicity
Black 1.41 (1.14-1.74) 1.09 (0.88-1.35) 1.36 (1.11-1.67) 0.75 (0.59-0.96) 0.67 (0.54-0.84)
Hispanic 1.70 (1.14-2.53) 0.80 (0.55-1.17) 0.83 (0.58-1.19) 0.89 (0.56-1.41) 1.01 (0.65-1.56)
White 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Other 1.13 (0.92-1.39) 0.88 (0.72-1.09) 0.85 (0.70-1.05) 0.80 (0.62-1.02) 0.86 (0.68-1.09)
Marital status
Single 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Married 0.69 (0.61-0.77) 0.83 (0.74-0.93) 0.91 (0.82-1.02) 0.82 (0.70-0.95) 1.03 (0.90-1.18)
Unknown 0.81 (0.72-0.92) 0.91 (0.81-1.04) 0.93 (0.82-1.05) 0.94 (0.79-1.11) 0.84 (0.73-0.98)
Census region
Midwest 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Northeast 1.40 (1.26-1.57) 0.54 (0.48-0.60) 0.84 (0.75-0.93) 1.11 (0.96-1.28) 1.17 (1.03-1.34)
South 0.70 (0.62-0.80) 0.53 (0.47-0.61) 0.63 (0.54-0.70) 1.65 (1.37-1.98) 0.81 (0.70-0.94)
West 0.80 (0.73-0.89) 0.80 (0.72-0.89) 0.56 (0.50-0.62) 1.02 (0.89-1.16) 1.33 (1.17-1.50)
Median household income, $
≤42 992 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
42 993-56 188 0.92 (0.83-1.02) 0.89 (0.80-0.99) 0.94 (0.85-1.04) 0.95 (0.84-1.09) 1.02 (0.90-1.15)
56 189-73 827 0.89 (0.80-1.00) 0.80 (0.71-0.89) 0.96 (0.86-1.07) 1.01 (0.87-1.16) 1.13 (0.99-1.29)
≥73 828 0.86 (0.75-0.99) 0.77 (0.67-0.89) 1.01 (0.89-1.16) 1.01 (0.85-1.20) 1.05 (0.89-1.23)
High school educational level, %b
≤20.58 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
20.59-27.36 0.99 (0.89-1.10) 1.09 (0.97-1.21) 1.13 (1.01-1.26) 0.87 (0.75-1.00) 0.90 (0.79-1.03)
27.37-34.83 1.04 (0.92-1.17) 1.20 (1.06-1.36) 1.03 (0.91-1.16) 0.83 (0.71-0.97) 0.91 (0.79-1.06)
≥34.84 1.01 (0.89-1.16) 1.25 (1.09-1.44) 0.97 (0.85-1.10) 0.87 (0.73-1.04) 0.88 (0.75-1.03)
Charlson Comorbidity Index score
0 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
1 1.03 (0.95-1.12) 0.94 (0.86-1.03) 0.93 (0.85-1.01) 0.96 (0.86-1.07) 1.32 (1.19-1.46)
2 1.27 (1.14-1.42) 1.11 (0.99-1.24) 0.84 (0.75-0.94) 1.00 (0.87-1.16) 1.48 (1.29-1.70)
≥3 1.57 (1.41-1.75) 1.17 (1.05-1.30) 0.84 (0.76-0.94) 1.25 (1.08-1.44) 1.46 (1.28-1.66)
Year of diagnosis
2004-2008 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
2009-2013 0.93 (0.86-1.00) 0.66 (0.61-0.71) 0.87 (0.91-1.04) 1.25 (1.13-1.38) 0.85 (0.78-0.93)

Abbreviations: BCG, bacillus Calmette-Guérin; OR, odds ratio.

a

Intravesical chemotherapy.

b

Educational level was based on the proportion of residents within a patient’s zip code who were older than 25 years with at least a high school diploma.