Table 3.
Associations of health insurance measures with mode of detection and stage at diagnosis for patients aged ≥50 in the Colon Cancer Patterns of Care in Chicago study, 2010-2014 a
| Characteristic | No. | Screen-detected cancer | Late-stage diagnosis (stage 3 or 4) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) b | P value c | No. (%) b | P value c | ||
| Overall | 348 | 122 (35) | NA | 190 (57) | NA |
| Private health insurance at diagnosis | .001 | .92 | |||
| Yes | 227 | 94 (42) | 124 (57) | ||
| No | 121 | 28 (24) | 66 (57) | ||
| Continuous health insurance | .002 | .56 | |||
| Yes | 284 | 111 (40) | 153 (56) | ||
| No | 64 | 11 (17) | 37 (61) | ||
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
aAll data obtained from in-person interviews with patients or abstracted from their medical records at 9 participating hospitals.
bPrevalence of screen-detected cancer or late-stage diagnosis (weighted to correct for nonresponse).
c P value determined by Pearson χ2 test; significance set at P = .20.