Table 5 Cox proportional hazards analysis of insurance status associated with prostate cancer-cause specific survival by era and stage
Sample size no. (%) | Adjusted HR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-USPSTF Era (2010–2012) | |||
Insurance status for localized PCa | |||
Insured | 99,138 (93.48) | 1 (Referent) | |
Medicaid | 5,153 (4.86) | 1.373 (1.060–1.778) | 0.016 |
Uninsured | 1,762 (1.66) | 1.089 (0.657–1.803) | 0.742 |
Insurance status for regional PCa | |||
Insured | 17,031 (92.90) | 1 (Referent) | |
Medicaid | 952 (5.19) | 1.474 (0.985–2.207) | 0.059 |
Uninsured | 350 (1.91) | 1.556 (0.758–3.191) | 0.228 |
Insurance status for distant PCa | |||
Insured | 5,813 (82.51) | 1 (Referent) | |
Medicaid | 895 (12.70) | 1.254 (1.080–1.457) | 0.003 |
Uninsured | 337 (4.78) | 1.244 (1.002–1.545) | 0.048 |
Post-USPSTF Era (2014–2016) | |||
Insurance status for localized PCa | |||
Insured | 75,388 (92.42) | 1 (Referent) | |
Medicaid | 5,199 (6.37) | 0.999 (0.633–1.575) | 0.995 |
Uninsured | 987 (1.21) | 0.805 (0.256–2.531) | 0.711 |
Insurance status for regional PCa | |||
Insured | 16,855 (92.25) | 1 (Referent) | |
Medicaid | 1,230 (6.73) | 1.662 (1.000–2.761) | 0.050 |
Uninsured | 186 (1.02) | N/A | N/A |
Insurance status for distant PCa | |||
Insured | 7,859 (83.06) | 1 (Referent) | |
Medicaid | 1,346 (14.23) | 1.242 (1.023–1.506) | 0.028 |
Uninsured | 257 (2.72) | 1.048 (0.693–1.586) | 0.824 |