Journal article
Population analysis of socioeconomic status and otolaryngologist distribution on head and neck cancer outcomes
Head & neck, Vol.41(4), pp.1046-1052
04/2019
DOI: 10.1002/hed.25521
PMCID: PMC6420379
PMID: 30549368
Abstract
Background
The relationship between clinical outcomes and geographic determinants is not well known for head and neck cancer. Socioeconomic status (SES) factors and the distribution of health care resources might impact outcomes.
Methods
Head and neck cancer cases in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were studied. Patient‐level prognostic factors were identified from the SEER, and county‐level factors were identified from the Area Health Resource File. Stage at presentation and observed survival were the outcomes of interest, with predictive factors identified by multivariate logistic and Cox proportional hazards regression.
Results
On multivariate analysis, tumor site, sex, race, marital status, rural residence, and county poverty level predicted stage at presentation. Sex, race, marital status, county‐level poverty, and number of otolaryngologists predicted observed survival.
Conclusion
Adverse county‐level SES predicted advanced cancer stage at presentation and diminished observed survival. SES was a stronger predictor of patient outcomes than rurality or number of otolaryngologists.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Population analysis of socioeconomic status and otolaryngologist distribution on head and neck cancer outcomes
- Creators
- Nitin A Pagedar - University of IowaAndrew B Davis - University of IowaSteven M Sperry - University of IowaMary E Charlton - University of IowaCharles F Lynch - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Head & neck, Vol.41(4), pp.1046-1052
- DOI
- 10.1002/hed.25521
- PMID
- 30549368
- PMCID
- PMC6420379
- NLM abbreviation
- Head Neck
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
- eISSN
- 1097-0347
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hoboken, USA
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (NIH/NCI P30 CA086862) University of Iowa (MEC) (NIH/NCI HHSN261201300020I)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2019
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Epidemiology; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9983995001302771
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