TABLE 5.
Multivariable logistic model examining associations with number of financial hardships (OR, 95% CI)a
| Odds of more financial hardships | ||
|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | |
| Employment disruption | ||
| Disruption | 2.76 | 1.96–3.89 |
| No disruption (reference) | — | — |
| Age group | ||
| 18–39 (reference) | — | — |
| 40–54 | 0.84 | 0.44–1.58 |
| 55–64 | 0.66 | 0.35–1.22 |
| ≥65 | 0.34 | 0.19–0.60 |
| Sex | ||
| Male (reference) | — | — |
| Female | 1.07 | 0.69–1.67 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White only (reference) | — | — |
| All other race/ethnicities | 1.89 | 1.22–2.93 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Married | 0.67 | 0.48–0.93 |
| Not married (reference) | — | — |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school graduate (reference) | — | — |
| High school graduate | 0.73 | 0.31–1.72 |
| Some college or more | 0.59 | 0.26–1.33 |
| Health insurance at cancer diagnosis | ||
| Any private (reference) | — | — |
| Medicare, no private, age at diagnosis <65 | 3.37 | 1.51–7.53 |
| Medicare, no private, age at diagnosis 65+ | 1.91 | 0.84–4.33 |
| Medicaid and other non-Medicare public only | 0.92 | 0.50–1.67 |
| Uninsured | 1.26 | 0.77–2.06 |
| Number of known MEPS priority conditions (excluding cancer)b | ||
| 0 (reference) | — | — |
| 1 | 0.88 | 0.48–1.65 |
| 2+ | 1.33 | 0.77–2.32 |
| Years since last cancer treatment | ||
| <1 (reference) | — | — |
| 1 to <5 | 1.34 | 0.8–2.22 |
| ≥5 | 0.94 | 0.64–1.40 |
| Missing | 1.10 | 0.52–2.32 |
| Cancer site | ||
| Melanoma (reference) | — | — |
| Breast | 2.02 | 1.03–3.95 |
| Cervical | 2.22 | 0.94–5.24 |
| Colon | 3.96 | 1.77–8.89 |
| Prostate | 2.88 | 1.49–5.57 |
| Uterus | 0.86 | 0.4–1.83 |
| All other sites | 5.19 | 2.76–9.76 |
aResults from multivariable ordinal logistic model controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, age group, educational attainment, current marital status, health insurance at the time of cancer diagnosis, number of MEPS priority health conditions, time since last cancer, cancer site, and employment disruption status.
bConditions include arthritis, asthma, diabetes, emphysema, heart disease (angina, coronary heart disease, heart attack, and other heart condition/disease), high cholesterol, hypertension, and stroke.