Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of TRICARE beneficiaries in the United States who, after diagnosis of prostate cancer at a military facilities, transferred their care to a civilian facilities to undergo radical prostatectomy, compared to those who did not transfer care
Characteristic | Non-Transferers | Transferers | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 1173 (82.6%) | 247 (17.4%) | |
Median Age at Procedure | 59 | 57.8 | |
Mean Age at Procedure | 58.48 (8.1) | 57.11 (7.6) | 0.01 |
Race | <0.01 | ||
White | 754 (64.3%) | 122 (49.4%) | |
Black | 295 (25.2%) | 77 (31.2%) | |
American Indian/Asian/Other | 124 (10.6%) | 13 (5.3%) | |
Unknown | 0 (0.0%) | 35 (14.2%) | |
Marital Status | 0.09 | ||
Married | 971 (82.8%) | 191 (77.3%) | |
Single | 119 (10.1%) | 36 (14.6%) | |
Unknown | 83 (7.1%) | 20 (8.1%) | |
Beneficiary category | 0.98 | ||
Active duty | 164 (14.0%) | 35 (14.2%) | |
Non-active duty | 1009 (86.0%) | 212 (85.8%) | |
Medicare eligibility | 0.06 | ||
Eligible | 216 (18.4%) | 33 (13.4%) | |
Not eligible | 957 (81.6%) | 214 (86.6%) | |
Sponsor rank | 0.80 | ||
Enlisted | 693 (59.1%) | 139 (56.3%) | |
Officer | 388 (33.1%) | 84 (34.0%) | |
Unknown | 92 (7.8%) | 24 (9.7%) | |
Procedure Type | <0.01 | ||
Open | 1012 (82.3%) | 135 (54.7%) | |
Minimally Invasive | 161 (13.7%) | 112 (45.3%) | |
Mean HCC | 0.37 0.24 | 0.40 0.23 | <0.01 |