Table 1 Patient Demographics, Facility Factors, and Treatment Details of Study Population
From: Exploring the complexity and spectrum of racial/ethnic disparities in colon cancer management
| Â | Surgical Patients | Surgical Patients with Pathologic & Clinical Stage Available | Surgical Patients with Pathologic Stage III/IV |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n (% a ) | n (% a ) | n (% a ) |
All Patients | 326,003 | 125,508 | 123,670 |
Patient Demographics | |||
 Age Category | |||
  18–49 | 37,404 (11.5) | 14,118 (11.2) | 16,361 (13.2) |
  50–59 | 66,662 (20.4) | 26,467 (21.1) | 25,825 (20.9) |
  60–69 | 82,827 (25.4) | 32,267 (25.7) | 31,202 (25.2) |
  70–79 | 76,569 (23.5) | 29,465 (23.5) | 27,266 (22) |
  80 +  | 62,541 (19.2) | 23,191 (18.5) | 23,016 (18.6) |
 Sex | |||
  Female | 161,636 (49.6) | 62,900 (50.1) | 61,471 (49.7) |
  Male | 164,367 (50.4) | 62,608 (49.9) | 62,199 (50.3) |
 Race/Ethnicity | |||
  White | 247,688 (76) | 95,813 (76.3) | 92,162 (74.5) |
  American Indian, Aleutian, and Eskimo | 1,048 (0.3) | 399 (0.3) | 397 (0.3) |
  East Asian | 4,191 (1.3) | 1,513 (1.2) | 1,775 (1.4) |
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 531 (0.2) | 166 (0.1) | 232 (0.2) |
  Other Asian | 3,027 (0.9) | 1,071 (0.9) | 1,183 (1) |
  South Asian | 1,310 (0.4) | 475 (0.4) | 485 (0.4) |
  Southeast Asian | 2,820 (0.9) | 1,026 (0.8) | 1,282 (1) |
  Black | 41,278 (12.7) | 16,255 (13) | 16,720 (13.5) |
  Hispanic/Spanish | 19,974 (6.1) | 7,313 (5.8) | 8,010 (6.5) |
  Other | 1,856 (0.6) | 665 (0.5) | 690 (0.6) |
 Payor | |||
  Commercial | 120,390 (36.9) | 46,628 (37.2) | 46,231 (37.4) |
  Medicaid | 19,149 (5.9) | 7,439 (5.9) | 8,269 (6.7) |
  Medicare | 167,973 (51.5) | 63,792 (50.8) | 61,163 (49.5) |
  Other Government | 3,065 (0.9) | 1,117 (0.9) | 1,174 (0.9) |
  Uninsured | 10,826 (3.3) | 4,450 (3.5) | 5,014 (4.1) |
 Income Quartile | |||
  Q1 | 53,378 (16.4) | 21,060 (16.8) | 21,474 (17.4) |
  Q2 | 78,783 (24.2) | 30,781 (24.5) | 29,904 (24.2) |
  Q3 | 68,611 (21) | 27,411 (21.8) | 26,509 (21.4) |
  Q4 | 94,952 (29.1) | 36,633 (29.2) | 35,155 (28.4) |
 High School Degree Quartile | |||
  Q1 | 67,715 (20.8) | 25,934 (20.7) | 25,072 (20.3) |
  Q2 | 77,853 (23.9) | 31,453 (25.1) | 30,186 (24.4) |
  Q3 | 95,547 (29.3) | 37,446 (29.8) | 35,897 (29) |
  Q4 | 54,786 (16.8) | 21,128 (16.8) | 21,952 (17.8) |
 County | |||
  Metro | 274,085 (84.1) | 105,520 (84.1) | 103,287 (83.5) |
  Urban | 39,782 (12.2) | 15,235 (12.1) | 15,541 (12.6) |
  Rural | 5,581 (1.7) | 2,026 (1.6) | 2,245 (1.8) |
 Distance Traveled | |||
   < 12.5 Miles | 193,543 (59.4) | 76,631 (61.1) | 73,611 (59.5) |
  12.5–49.99 Miles | 81,700 (25.1) | 31,632 (25.2) | 31,196 (25.2) |
  50–249.99 Miles | 18,479 (5.7) | 6,756 (5.4) | 7,411 (6) |
  250 + Miles | 2,333 (0.7) | 1,002 (0.8) | 953 (0.8) |
 Medicaid Expansion State | |||
  Non-Expansion States | 119,806 (36.7) | 46,745 (37.2) | 47,050 (38) |
  January 2014 Expansion States | 96,782 (29.7) | 37,610 (30) | 35,443 (28.7) |
  Early Expansion States (2010–2013) | 54,611 (16.8) | 21,513 (17.1) | 20,713 (16.7) |
  Late Expansion States (after Jan.2014) | 43,085 (13.2) | 15,792 (12.6) | 15,912 (12.9) |
 Charlson-Deyo Score | |||
  0 | 224,807 (69) | 87,480 (69.7) | 86,440 (69.9) |
  1 | 67,920 (20.8) | 26,204 (20.9) | 25,541 (20.7) |
  2 | 20,811 (6.4) | 7,690 (6.1) | 7,399 (6) |
  3 +  | 12,465 (3.8) | 4,134 (3.3) | 4,290 (3.5) |
 Facility Factors | |||
 Facility Type | |||
  Academic | 83,649 (25.7) | 33,280 (26.5) | 31,503 (25.5) |
  Community Cancer Program | 39,003 (12) | 16,168 (12.9) | 14,943 (12.1) |
  Comprehensive Community Cancer Program | 144,768 (44.4) | 56,190 (44.8) | 55,049 (44.5) |
  Integrated Network Cancer Program | 46,864 (14.4) | 16,022 (12.8) | 17,623 (14.3) |
 Facility Location | |||
  South Atlantic | 68,872 (21.1) | 28,997 (23.1) | 26,679 (21.6) |
  East North Central | 56,544 (17.3) | 22,098 (17.6) | 21,065 (17) |
  Middle Atlantic | 47,552 (14.6) | 18,017 (14.4) | 16,785 (13.6) |
  Pacific | 35,902 (11) | 12,879 (10.3) | 13,966 (11.3) |
  West South Central | 29,338 (9) | 10,567 (8.4) | 12,063 (9.8) |
  East South Central | 23,714 (7.3) | 9,132 (7.3) | 9,334 (7.5) |
  West North Central | 23,056 (7.1) | 7,443 (5.9) | 8,584 (6.9) |
  New England | 16,671 (5.1) | 7,347 (5.9) | 5,613 (4.5) |
  Mountain | 12,635 (3.9) | 5,180 (4.1) | 5,029 (4.1) |
  Treatment Details | |||
 Year of Diagnosis | |||
  2010–2012 | 119,032 (36.5) | 55,187 (44) | 45,863 (37.1) |
  2013–2015 | 122,914 (37.7) | 47,932 (38.2) | 46,654 (37.7) |
  2016–2017 | 84,057 (25.8) | 22,389 (17.8) | 31,153 (25.2) |
 Operative Approach | |||
  Open | 140,353 (43.1) | 59,326 (47.3) | 63,294 (51.2) |
  Laparoscopic | 165,567 (50.8) | 59,465 (47.4) | 53,381 (43.2) |
  Robotic | 20,083 (6.2) | 6,717 (5.4) | 6,995 (5.7) |
 Tumor Location | |||
  Right/Transverse Colon | 184,394 (56.6) | 69,063 (55) | 68,046 (55) |
  Left/Sigmoid Colon | 132,868 (40.8) | 52,857 (42.1) | 51,831 (41.9) |
  Colon, not specified | 8,741 (2.7) | 3,588 (2.9) | 3,793 (3.1) |