Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2021; 12(11): 1023-1036
Published online Nov 24, 2021. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i11.1023
Table 4 Characteristics of individuals with Lynch syndrome who chose to undergo and/or completed urinary tract cancer surveillance

Surveillance chosen (n = 58)
Surveillance not chosen(n = 97)
P value
Surveillance completed (n = 32)
Surveillance not completed (n = 26)
P value
Age (yr), median (IQR)48 (39-60)40 (32-55)0.018a45 (40-61)50 (37-60)0.772
Female37 (64%)63 (65%)0.88426 (81%)11 (42%)0.002a
Race0.4310.498
White 54 (93%)85 (88%)30 (94%)24 (92%)
Black1 (2%)2 (2%)0 (0%)1 (4%)
Asian3 (5%)4 (4%)2 (6%)1 (4%)
Other0 (0%)2 (2%)--
Unknown0 (0%)4 (4%)--
Hispanic ethnicity0 (0%)2 (2%)0.336---
AJ ancestry3 (5%)13 (13%)0.2293 (9%)0 (0%)0.006a
Lynch syndrome gene0.6400.171
MLH18 (14%)21 (22%)3 (9%)5 (19%)
MSH2 or EPCAM17 (29%)23 (24%)9 (28%)8 (31%)
MSH617 (29%)28 (29%)13 (41%)4 (15%)
PMS216 (28%)25 (26%)7 (22%)9 (35%)
Personal history of cancer29 (50%)41 (42%)0.34917 (53%)12 (46 %)0.597
Family history of UTC15 (26%)20 (21%)0.47711 (34%)4 (15%)0.118
Insurance0.6310.402
Private 50 (86%)84 (87%)29 (91%)21 (81%)
Medicare 7 (12%)9 (9%)3 (9%)4 (15%)
Medicaid 1 (2%)4 (4%)0 (0%)1 (4%)
Provider
Provider 136 (62%)85 (88%)0.001a28 (88%)8 (31%)0.000 a
Provider 212 (21%)5 (5%)2 (6%)10 (38%)
Provider 310 (17%)7 (7%)2 (6%)8 (31%)