Table 2.
Proportional odds of increase in the chance of experiencing serious health problems in the future, controlling for site
| Odds | 95 % CI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 1.04 | (1.02–1.07) | 0.0020 |
| Gender | 0.0023 | ||
| Male | Ref | ||
| Female | 1.89 | (1.25–2.86) | |
| Race | 0.0664 | ||
| White | 1.70 | (0.97–3.00) | |
| Non-White | Ref | ||
| Employment | 0.8755 | ||
| Yes | 0.96 | (0.59–1.58) | |
| No | Ref | ||
| Education | 0.8023 | ||
| Did not complete HS or GED | 1.06 | (0.48–2.35) | |
| Completed HS or GED | 0.88 | (0.51–1.51) | |
| Some college or training after college | 0.80 | (0.47–1.34) | |
| College graduate | Ref | ||
| Marital status | 0.3442 | ||
| Married | 0.55 | (0.26–1.17) | |
| Living with partner | 0.54 | (0.24–1.23) | |
| Never been married and not living with a partner | 0.51 | (0.25–1.06) | |
| Divorced or no longer living with partner | Ref | ||
| Medical characteristics | |||
| Diagnosis | 0.4272 | ||
| Leukemia | 0.91 | (0.38–2.18) | |
| Hodgkin’s disease | 1.53 | (0.64–3.70) | |
| CNS malignancy | 1.11 | (0.40–3.10) | |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 2.32 | (0.79–6.86) | |
| Bone cancer | 1.21 | (0.44–3.32) | |
| Other | 1.11 | (0.47–2.60) | |
| Germ cell | Ref | ||
| Cancer treatment | 0.3603 | ||
| Radiation | 0.78 | (0.47–1.31) | |
| Chemo | 0.62 | (0.36–1.08) | |
| Surgery | 0.95 | (0.49–1.85) | |
| All 3 | Ref | ||
| Smoking | |||
| Smoke at least a pack/day | 0.2662 | ||
| No | 0.77 | (0.48–1.22) | |
| Yes | Ref | ||
| Nicotine dependence | 0.0142 | ||
| No (more than 30 min after waking) | 0.57 | (0.36–0.89) | |
| Yes (less than 30 min after waking) | Ref | ||
| Quit attempts | 1.01 | (0.99–1.02) | 0.2438 |
| Health care system | |||
| For your non-emergency care, do you have a primary care physician or health care professional (other than your oncologist) whom you go to for medical care | 0.2748 | ||
| Yes | 1.32 | (0.80–2.18) | |
| No | Ref | ||
| Have you had a routine check-up from any primary care physician in the past year? | 0.5745 | ||
| Yes | 1.13 | (0.74–1.73) | |
| No | Ref |