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Table 1 Patient characteristics among insured and uninsured patients

From: Changes in prostate cancer survival among insured patients in relation to USPSTF screening recommendations

 

Insured

Medicaid

Uninsured

 

Pre-USPSTF (2010–2012) No. (% or IQR)

Post-USPSTF (2014–2016) No. (% or IQR)

Pre-USPSTF (2010–2012) No. (% or IQR)

Post-USPSTF (2014–2016) No. (% or IQR)

P-valuea

Pre-USPSTF (2010–2012) No. (% or IQR)

Post-USPSTF (2014–2016) No. (% or IQR)

P-valuea

Sample size

124,577 (54.88)

102,420 (45.12)

7,351 (47.63)

8,084 (52.37)

 

2,552 (63.15)

1,489 (36.85)

 

Median age

65 (59–71)

66 (60–72)

66 (59–73)

63 (58–70)

 

61 (56–64)

62 (57–67)

 

PSA, ng/mL

    

 < 0.001

  

0.048

 ≤ 10

83,975 (75.52)

62,920 (68.69)

3,285 (53.02)

3,441 (49.21)

 

1,250 (55.07)

651 (49.28)

 

 10 < PSA ≤ 20

15,253 (13.72)

14,882 (16.25)

1,224 (19.75)

1,362 (19.48)

 

399 (17.58)

213 (16.12)

 

 > 20

11,969 (10.76)

13,799 (15.06)

1,687 (27.23)

2,189 (31.31)

 

621 (27.36)

457 (34.60)

 

 Total

111,197 (100.00)

91,601 (100.00)

6,196 (100.00)

6,992 (100.00)

 

2,270 (100.00)

1,321 (100.00)

 

Biopsy Gleason Score

    

 < 0.001

  

0.004

  ≤ 6

51,845 (45.40)

32,133 (34.23)

2,344 (37.41)

1,966 (28.60)

 

823 (36.45)

399 (31.10)

 

 7

43,401 (38.00)

39,845 (42.45)

2,364 (37.73)

2,893 (42.09)

 

865 (38.31)

491 (38.27)

 

 ≥ 8

18,959 (16.60)

21,884 (23.32)

1,557 (24.85)

2,015 (29.31)

 

570 (25.24)

393 (30.63)

 

 Total

114,205 (100.00)

93,862 (100.00)

6,265 (100.00)

6,874 (100.00)

 

2,258 (100.00)

1,283 (100.00)

 

Stage

    

0.002

  

 < 0.001

 Localized

99,138 (81.27)

75,388 (75.31)

5,153 (73.61)

5,199 (66.87)

 

1,762 (71.95)

987 (69.02)

 

 Regional

17,031 (13.96)

16,855 (16.84)

952 (13.60)

1,230 (15.82)

 

350 (14.29)

186 (13.01)

 

 Distant

5,813 (4.77)

7,859 (7.85)

895 (12.79)

1,346 (17.31)

 

337 (13.76)

257 (17.97)

 

 Total

121,982 (100.00)

100,102 (100.00)

7,000 (100.00)

7,775 (100.00)

 

2,449 (100.00)

1,430 (100.00)

 

Treatment

    

 < 0.001

  

0.524

 No local therapy

64,670 (51.91)

58,790 (57.40)

5,089 (69.23)

5,570 (68.90)

 

1,634 (64.03)

1,041 (69.91)

 

 Prostatectomy and/or radiotherapy

59,907 (48.09)

43,630 (42.60)

2,262 (30.77)

2,514 (31.10)

 

918 (35.97)

448 (30.09)

 

 Total

121,982 (100.00)

100,102 (100.00)

7,000 (100.00)

7,775 (100.00)

 

2,449 (100.00)

1,430 (100.00)

 

Race

    

 < 0.001

  

0.004

 White

87,783

(71.64)

70,744

(70.03)

2,570

(35.47)

3,115

(38.92)

 

1,137

(45.15)

575

(39.36)

 

 Black

18,268

(14.91)

15,773

(15.61)

1,955

(26.98)

2,265

(28.30)

 

766

(30.42)

543

(37.17)

 

 Hispanic

10,459

(8.54)

9,146

(9.05)

1,791

(24.72)

1,841

(23.00)

 

492

(19.54)

263

(18.00)

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

5,624

(4.59)

5,015

(4.96)

873

(12.05)

715

(8.93)

 

119

(4.73)

78

(5.34)

 

 American Indian/Alaska Native

396

(0.32)

335

(0.33)

56

(0.77)

67

(0.84)

 

4

(0.16)

2

(0.14)

 

 Total

122,530

(100.00)

101,013

(100.00)

7,245

(100.00)

8,003

(100.00)

 

2,518

(100.00)

1,461

(100.00)

 
  1. aMultinomial logistic regression with generalized logit function with insured group as reference group