Household income is independently associated with overall and cancer-specific survival after proctectomy for rectal cancer: A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-based analysis
Sameh Hany Emile , Nir Horesh , Zoe Garoufalia , Rachel Gefen , Justin Dourado , Anjelli Wignakumar , Steven D. Wexner
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Abstract
Background
We assessed association among household income, overall survival (OS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) after proctectomy for rectal cancer.
Methods
Population-based cohort study included stage I-III rectal adenocarcinoma patients who underwent proctectomy (2010–2020), subdivided by household income at diagnosis [low (<$50,000), average ($50,000–74,999), above-average (≥$75,000)] and compared.
Results
Of 39,185 patients (59 % male; mean age 60.4), 12.5 % had low, 48.1 % had average, and 39.4 % had above-average income. Low-income patients were more often Black, rural dwellers, and undergone total proctectomy (OR: 1.49, p < 0.001). Income <$50,000 patients had shorter restricted mean OS (p < 0.001) and CSS (p < 0.001) than the other groups. 5-year OS (70.5 % vs. 73.6 % vs. 82.3 %, p < 0.001) and CSS (78.3 % vs. 80.6 % vs. 87.2 %, p < 0.001) were significantly lower in the low-income group than the average and above-average income groups. Adjusted for other factors, low-income was an independent predictor of OS (HR: 1.31, 95%CI: 1.22–1.41) and CSS (HR: 1.31, 95%CI: 1.21–1.43), compared to above-average.
Conclusions
Black patients and rural dwellers more often had <$50,000 income. Low-income increased odds of undergoing non-restorative surgery for rectal cancer and reduced OS and CSS.
期刊介绍:
The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.