Table 2 Association between institutional transition of cancer care and mortality after adjusting for other covariates
Variables | 1-year mortality | 5-year mortality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HR | 95% CI | P-value | HR | 95% CI | P-value | |||
Institutional transition of cancer care (1 month Vs. 2–3 months) | ||||||||
Changed | 1.279 | 1.129 | 1.449 | <.001 | 1.158 | 1.054 | 1.273 | 0.002 |
Unchanged | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 1.318 | 1.159 | 1.497 | <.001 | 1.318 | 1.203 | 1.443 | <.001 |
Female | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Age (Years) | 1.041 | 1.030 | 1.052 | <.001 | 1.037 | 1.029 | 1.045 | <.001 |
Types of insurance coverage | ||||||||
Medical-aid | 0.909 | 0.722 | 1.144 | 0.415 | 0.903 | 0.763 | 1.067 | 0.230 |
NHI, Self-employed | 1.030 | 0.916 | 1.159 | 0.621 | 0.996 | 0.914 | 1.085 | 0.921 |
NHI, Employee | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Economic status | ||||||||
Low | 1.038 | 0.874 | 1.233 | 0.668 | 1.136 | 1.002 | 1.288 | 0.046 |
Mid-low | 1.026 | 0.880 | 1.197 | 0.739 | 1.149 | 1.027 | 1.285 | 0.015 |
Mid-high | 0.940 | 0.822 | 1.074 | 0.361 | 1.026 | 0.931 | 1.130 | 0.611 |
High | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Residence area | ||||||||
Capital area | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Metropolitan | 1.129 | 0.944 | 1.349 | 0.185 | 1.046 | 0.919 | 1.191 | 0.494 |
Rural | 1.047 | 0.905 | 1.211 | 0.537 | 1.006 | 0.907 | 1.115 | 0.913 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||||||
~ 2 | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
3 ~ 5 | 1.009 | 0.898 | 1.134 | 0.882 | 1.056 | 0.970 | 1.149 | 0.209 |
5 ~ | 1.160 | 1.016 | 1.324 | 0.028 | 1.131 | 1.025 | 1.248 | 0.014 |
Year of diagnosis | 0.974 | 0.954 | 0.995 | 0.017 | 0.975 | 0.960 | 0.991 | 0.002 |
Types of treatment after diagnosis | ||||||||
Surgery & Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy | 0.531 | 0.452 | 0.624 | <.001 | 0.495 | 0.443 | 0.552 | <.001 |
Only Surgery | 0.272 | 0.227 | 0.325 | <.001 | 0.227 | 0.202 | 0.256 | <.001 |
Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
The size of a general hospital mainly visited 1 month after diagnosis | ||||||||
General hospital (> 1501 beds) | 0.739 | 0.622 | 0.879 | <.001 | 0.774 | 0.684 | 0.877 | <.001 |
General hospital (1001 ~ 1500 beds) | 0.850 | 0.721 | 1.001 | 0.052 | 0.818 | 0.725 | 0.924 | 0.001 |
General hospital (701 ~ 1000 beds) | 0.995 | 0.854 | 1.159 | 0.949 | 0.955 | 0.825 | 1.070 | 0.424 |
General hospital (≤700 beds) | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |
The location of the general hospital mainly visited 1 month after diagnosis | ||||||||
Capital area | 0.835 | 0.704 | 0.990 | 0.038 | 0.844 | 0.744 | 0.957 | 0.008 |
Metropolitan | 0.904 | 0.763 | 1.071 | 0.242 | 0.950 | 0.837 | 1.078 | 0.427 |
Rural | 1.000 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | – |