期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
卷 49, 期 4, 页码 1366-1377出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa079
关键词
Insurance status; childhood and adolescent cancer; survival; mediation; stage at diagnosis; treatment status
资金
- St. Baldrick's Foundation
Background: Differences in access, delivery and utilisation of health care may impact childhood and adolescent cancer survival. We evaluated whether insurance coverage impacts survival among US children and adolescents with cancer diagnoses, overall and by age group, and explored potential mechanisms. Methods: Data from 58 421 children (aged <= 14 years) and adolescents (15-19 years), diagnosed with cancer from 2004 to 2010, were obtained from the National Cancer Database. We examined associations between insurance status at initial diagnosis or treatment and diagnosis stage; any treatment received; and mortality using logistic regression, Cox proportional hazards (PH) regression, restricted mean survival time (RMST) and mediation analyses. Results: Relative to privately insured individuals, the hazard of death (all-cause) was increased and survival months were decreased in those with Medicaid [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.27, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.22 to 1.33; and -1.73 months, 95% CI: -2.07 to -1.38] and no insurance (HR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.20 to 1.46; and -2.13 months, 95% CI: -2.91 to -1.34). The HR for Medicaid vs. private insurance was larger (p(interaction )<0.001) in adolescents (HR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.41 to 1.64) than children (HR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.23). Despite statistical evidence violation of the PH assumption, RMST results supported all interpretations. Earlier diagnosis for staged cancers in the Medicaid and uninsured populations accounted for an estimated 13% and 19% of the survival deficit, respectively, vs. the privately insured population. Any treatment received did not account for insurance-associated survival differences in children and adolescents with cancer. Conclusions: Children and adolescents without private insurance had a higher risk of death and shorter survival within 5 years following cancer diagnosis. Additional research is needed to understand underlying mechanisms.
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