Table 4 Demographic and clinical characteristics of TRICARE beneficiaries who were diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer at civilian facilities compared to those who transferred care from military facilities to civilian facilities after diagnosis
Civilian facility patients | Military Facility patients Transferring Care | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic n (%) | 779 (75.9%) | 247 (24.1%) | p-value |
Mean Age at Procedure | 58.2 | 57.8 | |
Race | <0.01 | ||
White | 478 (61.4%) | 122 (49.4%) | |
Non-white | 301 (38.6%) | 122 (49.4%) | |
Marital Status | 0.08 | ||
Married | 651 (83.6%) | 191 (77.3%) | |
Single | 80 (10.3%) | 36 (14.6%) | |
Unknown | 48 (6.2%) | 20 (8.1%) | |
Sponsor rank | <0.01 | ||
Enlisted | 504 (64.7%) | 139 (56.3%) | |
Officer | 216 (27.7%) | 84 (34.0%) | |
Unknown | 59 (7.6%) | 24 (9.7%) | |
Procedure Type | 0.18 | ||
Open | 463 (59.4%) | 135 (54.7%) | |
Minimally Invasive | 316 (40.5%) | 112 (45.3%) | |
Year of Procedure | 0.32 | ||
2006 | 144 (18.5%) | 56 (22.7%) | |
2007 | 133 (17.1%) | 42 (17.0%) | |
2008 | 177 (22.7%) | 50 (20.2%) | |
2009 | 199 (25.6%) | 52 (21.0%) | |
2010 | 126 (16.2%) | 47 (19.0%) | |
Median HCC | 0.33 | 0.39 |