Table 5.
Comparative risk (odds) of being diagnosed with cancer, controlling for site
| OR | CI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | |||
| Education | 0.0918 | ||
| Did not complete HS or GED | Ref | ||
| Completed HS or GED | 1.33 | 0.55, 3.19 | |
| Some college or training after college | 1.78 | 0.74, 4.32 | |
| College graduate | 2.76 | 1.08, 7.10 | |
| Diagnosis | 0.1870 | ||
| Leukemia | 1.54 | 0.77, 3.05 | |
| Hodgkin’s disease | 2.55 | 1.22, 5.34 | |
| CNS malignancy | 1.19 | 0.47, 3.01 | |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 2.46 | 0.86, 7.01 | |
| Bone cancer | 1.35 | 0.50, 3.67 | |
| Germ cell | 2.89 | 1.02, 8.23 | |
| Other | Ref | ||
| Nicotine dependency (1st cig. <30 min from waking) | 0.0501 | ||
| Yes | 1.67 | 1.00, 2.79 | |
| No | Ref | ||
| Gender | 0.0043 | ||
| Female | 2.09 | 1.26, 3.46 | |
| Male | Ref | ||
| Race | 0.0086 | ||
| White | 2.41 | 1.25, 4.66 | |
| Non-White | Ref | ||
| Controlling variable | |||
| Study site | 0.36 |
For this model, the goodness of fit test p value is 0.0012 and the c-index is 0.70