Table 3 Black men and White men undergoing different procedures, by Delphi judgement on the appropriateness of those procedures
Underwent procedure; Black men/White men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Underwent procedure N (%) | Crude estimates | Age adjusted | ||
Delphi opinion on appropriateness of procedure for patient: | Black men | White men | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
CT scan (n=803) | ||||
Inappropriate | 27/108 (25) | 46/234 (20) | 1.36 (0.79, 2.34) | 1.05 (0.60, 1.87) |
Equivocal | 23/105 (22) | 39/229 (17) | 1.37 (0.77, 2.43) | 1.10 (0.60, 2.02) |
Appropriate | 14/55 (25) | 12/72 (17) | 1.71 (0.72, 4.06) | 1.64 (0.69, 3.94) |
Interaction P-value | 0.90 | 0.73 | ||
Surgical treatment (n=711) a | ||||
Inappropriate | 0/112 (0) | 6/323 (2) | ||
Equivocal | 7/48 (15) | 11/ 84 (13) | 1.13 (0.41, 3.15) | 0.43 (0.12, 1.57) |
Appropriate | 31/58 (53) | 40/86 (47) | 1.32 (0.68, 2.57) | 1.36 (0.62, 2.97) |
Interaction P-value | 0.81 | 0.15 | ||
Radiological treatment (n=828) b | ||||
Inappropriate | 1/48 (2) | 2/100 (2) | 1.04 (0.09, 11.79) | 0.58 (0.05, 7.12) |
Equivocal | 14/54 (26) | 24/134 (18) | 1.60 (0.76, 3.40) | 0.74 (0.31, 1.78) |
Appropriate | 82/175 (47) | 89/317 (28) | 2.26 (1.54, 3.32) | 1.27 (0.83, 1.96) |
Interaction P-value | 0.62 | 0.63 | ||
Hormone treatment (n=923) | ||||
Inappropriate | 5/58 (9) | 4/ 74 (5) | 1.65 (0.42, 6.45) | 1.86 (0.46, 7.59) |
Equivocal | 35/127 (28) | 77/260 (30) | 0.90 (0.56, 1.45) | 1.17 (0.71, 1.94) |
Appropriate | 96/130 (74) | 196/274 (72) | 1.12 (0.70, 1.80) | 1.44 (0.86, 2.40) |
Interaction P-value | 0.64 | 0.56 | ||
No active treatment (n=923) | ||||
Inappropriate | 6/142 (4) | 42/289 (15) | 0.26 (0.11, 0.63) | 0.40 (0.16, 1.01) |
Equivocal | 23/117 (20) | 76/209 (36) | 0.43 (0.25, 0.73) | 0.65 (0.36, 1.16) |
Appropriate | 15/56 (27) | 41/110 (37) | 0.62 (0.30, 1.25) | 0.84 (0.39, 1.79) |
Interaction P-value | 0.32 | 0.62 | ||
