Does low income effects 5-year mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma patients?

Table 1 Patient characteristics, number of deaths, and mean survival periods

Variables	N/Mean	%/SD	Number of deaths	%	p*	Incidence per person-years
Sex
Male	4658	63.6	1491	32%	<.001	0.768
Female	2667	36.4	576	22%		0.819
Age group
49 or younger	2903	39.6	391	13%	<.001	0.726
50–59	1772	24.2	395	22%		0.704
60–69	1574	21.5	600	38%		0.769
70 or older	1076	14.7	681	63%		0.888
Income (quintiles)
The 5th (highest)	2197	30.0	549	25%	<.001	0.810
The 4th	1649	22.5	429	26%		0.720
The 3rd	1310	17.9	371	28%		0.774
The 2nd	1083	14.8	339	31%		0.821
The 1st (lowest)	1086	14.8	379	35%		0.789
Disability
None	6751	92.2	1824	27%	<.001	0.791
Mild	459	6.3	189	41%		0.725
Severe	115	1.6	54	47%		0.673
New cases by year
2004	1478	20.2	450	30%	0.033	0.822
2005	1493	20.4	433	29%		0.776
2006	1324	18.1	387	29%		0.773
2007	1352	18.5	362	27%		0.819
2008	1678	22.9	435	26%		0.727
Hepatitis B
No	4749	64.8	1397	29%	0.002	0.822
Yes	2576	35.2	670	26%		0.708
Hepatitis C
No	5897	82.2	1730	29%	0.036	0.815
Yes	1304	17.8	337	26%		0.643
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis
No	6820	93.1	1786	26%	<.001	0.810
Yes	505	6.9	281	56%		0.637
Other (non-viral, non-alcoholic) liver cirrhosis
No	6895	94.1	1901	28%	<.001	0.801
Yes	430	5.9	166	39%		0.610
Regional Level
Current smoking rate^†	23.6	3.0
High-risk drinking rate^†	16.4	3.7
Walking exercise practice rate ^†	51.8	12.2
Obesity rate ^†	21.5	2.9
Percentage of college graduates ^†	34.2	12.6

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