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Table 5 Cox regression model of the effect of socio-demographic characteristics on racial/ethnic disparities in survival

From: Racial differences in long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence and mortality among Medicaid-insured breast cancer patients in Texas: Findings from TCR-Medicaid linked data

Model

One-year adherence to AET

Three-year adherence to AET

Five-year adherence to AET

HR (95% CI)

p-value

HR (95% CI)

p-value

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Model 1: Race

 Black (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

1.36 (1.05-1.75)

<0.05

1.50 (1.02-2.19)

<0.05

2.02 (1.10-3.71)

<0.05

 Hispanic (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.69 (0.54-0.88)

<0.01

0.81 (0.57-1.17)

0.26

1.15 (0.66-2.02)

0.61

 Other (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.72 (0.42-1.24)

0.24

0.58 (0.25-1.34)

0.20

0.75 (0.23-2.49)

0.64

Model 2: Race + Adherence

 Black (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

1.30 (1.01-1.69)

<0.05

1.35 (0.92-1.99)

0.13

1.90 (1.03-3.51)

0.04

 Hispanic (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.69 (0.54-0.89)

<0.01

0.81 (0.56-1.16)

0.25

1.16 (0.66-2.02)

0.61

 Other (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.73 (0.42-1.26)

0.26

0.59 (0.25-1.35)

0.21

0.77 (0.23-2.55)

0.67

Model 3: Race + Adherence+ Age

 Black (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

1.31 (1.01-1.70)

<0.05

1.34 (0.91-1.98)

0.14

1.85 (0.99-3.46)

0.05

 Hispanic (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.70 (0.55-0.90)

<0.01

0.80 (0.56-1.15)

0.24

1.16 (0.66-2.04)

0.60

 Other (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.70 (0.41-1.22)

0.21

0.58 (0.25-1.33)

0.20

0.77 (0.23-2.55)

0.67

Model 4: Race+ Adherence + Age+ Stage+ Comorbidity score

 Black (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

1.20 (0.92-1.56)

0.18

1.17 (0.79-1.74)

0.44

1.61 (0.84-3.10)

0.15

 Hispanic (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.64 (0.50-0.83)

<0.001

0.69 (0.48-1.00)

0.05

1.01 (0.57-1.79)

0.97

 Other (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.66 (0.38-1.15)

0.14

0.54 (0.23-1.24)

0.14

0.67 (0.20-2.24)

0.52

Model 5: Race+ Adherence + Age+ Stage+ Comorbidity score +SESa

 Black (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

1.24 (0.94-1.62)

0.12

1.27 (0.85-1.91)

0.24

1.75 (0.90-3.40)

0.10

 Hispanic (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.67 (0.50-0.88)

<0.01

0.70 (0.46-1.08)

0.10

1.10 (0.57-2.11)

0.78

 Other (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.68 (0.39-1.18)

0.17

0.55 (0.24-1.29)

0.17

0.72 (0.21-2.47)

0.60

Full modelb

 Black (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

1.23 (0.94-1.62)

0.13

1.29 (0.86-1.93)

0.23

1.86 (0.94-3.66)

0.07

 Hispanic (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.66 (0.49-0.87)

<0.01

0.72 (0.47-1.12)

0.15

1.13 (0.58-2.21)

0.73

 Other (vs. Non-Hispanic white)

0.65 (0.37-1.14)

0.14

0.55 (0.24-1.30)

0.17

0.81 (0.23-2.83)

0.74

  1. aSES variables include Poverty level, DPC physicians per 100 population, TX-Mexico border, Region
  2. bFull model includes model 5 plus chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery treatment or not and patient year of diagnosis