Table 1 Characteristics of Patients Aged 18 Years and Above with a Diagnosis of Advanced Stage (T4) Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, by Insurance Status, 2007 to 2016
From: The effect of insurance status on treatment modality in advanced oral cavity cancer
Characteristic | Total | Insured | Medicaid | Uninsured | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 2,628 | n = 1,915 | n = 561 | n = 152 | ||
Sex, n (%) | |||||
Male | 1,670 (63.55) | 1,196 (62.45) | 368 (65.60) | 106 (69.74) | 0.03 |
Female | 958 (36.45) | 719 (37.55) | 193 (34.40) | 46 (30.26) | |
Age, n (%) | |||||
18–29 | 12 (0.47) | 8 (0.43) | 2 (0.36) | 2 (1.32) | < 0.0001 |
30–59 | 889 (34.63) | 483 (26.00) | 294 (52.78) | 112 (73.68) | |
60–79 | 1,241 (48.34) | 997 (53.66) | 206 (36.98) | 38 (25.00) | |
> 80 | 425 (16.56) | 370 (19.91) | 55 (9.87) | – | |
Age Mean, (SD) | 66 (13.59) | 68.39 (13.34) | 61.27 (12.54) | 53.39 (7.69) | |
Year of diagnosis | |||||
2007 | 179 (6.81) | 131 (6.84) | 35 (6.24) | 13 (8.55) | 0.06 |
2008 | 231 (8.79) | 161 (8.41) | 57 (10.16) | 13 (8.55) | |
2009 | 270 (10.27) | 199 (10.39) | 54 (9.63) | 17 (11.18) | |
2010 | 280 (10.65) | 208 (10.86) | 49 (8.73) | 23 (15.13) | |
2011 | 322 (12.25) | 225 (11.75) | 76 (13.55) | 21 (13.82) | |
2012 | 303 (11.53) | 224 (11.70) | 55 (9.80) | 24 (15.79) | |
2013 | 360 (13.70) | 266 (13.89) | 77 (13.73) | 17 (11.18) | |
2014 | 348 (13.24) | 244 (12.74) | 92 (16.40) | 12 (7.89) | |
2015 | 335 (12.75) | 257 (13.42) | 66 (11.76) | 12 (7.89) | |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||
Married | 1,145 (43.57) | 937 (48.93) | 162 (28.88) | 46 (30.26) | < 0.0001 |
Unmarried | 541 (20.59) | 279 (14.57) | 198 (35.29) | 64 (42.11) | |
Separated, Divorced, or Widowed | 799 (30.40) | 596 (31.12) | 166 (29.59) | 37 (24.34) | |
Unknown | 143 (5.44) | 103 (5.38) | 35 (6.24) | 5 (3.29) | |
Race, n (%) | |||||
White | 2,090 (79.53) | 1,593 (83.19) | 392 (69.88) | 105 (69.08) | < 0.0001 |
Black | 317 (12.06) | 176 (9.19) | 102 (18.18) | 39 (25.66) | |
American Indian, Native American, or Hawaiian | 34 (1.29) | 19 (0.99) | 15 (2.67) | – | |
Chinese | 23 (0.88) | 14 (0.73) | 9 (1.60) | – | |
Japanese | 27 (1.03) | 26 (1.36) | 1 (0.18) | – | |
Filipino | 20 (0.76) | 16 (0.84) | 3 (0.53) | 1 (0.66) | |
Asian Indian or Pakistani | 64 (2.44) | 41 (2.14) | 20 (3.57) | 3 (1.97) | |
Other | 51 (1.94) | 28 (1.46) | 19 (3.39) | 4 (2.63) | |
Unknown | 2 (0.08) | 2 (0.10) | – | – | |
Primary site, n (%) | |||||
Mucosal lips | 18 (0.68) | 14 (0.73) | 4 (0.71) | – | < 0.0001 |
Oral tongue | 763 (29.03) | 522 (27.26) | 182 (32.44) | 59 (38.82) | |
Alveolar ridge | 634 (24.12) | 527 (27.52) | 89 (15.86) | 18 (11.84) | |
Floor of mouth | 604 (22.98) | 392 (20.47) | 166 (29.59) | 46 (30.26) | |
Palate | 195 (7.42) | 161 (8.41) | 29 (5.17) | 5 (3.29) | |
Buccal mucosa | 226 (8.60) | 154 (8.04) | 57 (10.16) | 15 (9.87) | |
Overlapping or NOS | 188 (7.15) | 145 (7.57) | 34 (6.06) | 9 (5.92) | |
T Stage | |||||
T4a | 2,365 (88.88) | 1,709 (89.24) | 496 (88.41) | 131 (86.18) | < 0.0001 |
T4b | 227 (8.53) | 152 (7.94) | 53 (9.45) | 19 (12.50) | |
T4 NOS | 69 (2.59) | 54 (2.82) | 12 (2.14) | 2 (1.32) | |
Treatment | |||||
Definitive | 1,015 (38.62) | 772 (40.31) | 191 (34.05) | 52 (34.21) | 0.014 |
Non-definitive | 1,613 (61.38) | 1,143 (59.69) | 370 (65.95) | 100 (65.79) | |