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Table 2 Changes in likelihood of initiating AET after state health reform in low-income areas in Massachusetts

From: Changes in initiation of adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer after state health reform

Breast cancer patients aged 20–64 years

0.050***

[0.024, 0.075]

N

20,551

Breast cancer patients aged 20–49 years

0.071***

[0.029, 0.113]

N

7960

Breast cancer patients aged 50–64 years

0.036**

[0.004, 0.068]

N

12,591

  1. This table presents estimates from multivariable difference-in-differences regressions comparing women living in low-income ZIP code areas to those in high-income ZIP codes of Massachusetts before and after state health reform. All models control for age at diagnosis, marital status, race/ethnicity, stage at diagnosis, and type of surgery
  2. AET Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
  3. ***p-value< 0.01 **p-value< 0.05
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