Table 2.

Multivariable regression model of covariables associated with the number of symptoms (n = 5820 participants with complete covariate information)

		Mean* ratio	95% CI	p
Current age (years)		0.990	0.983	0.996	0.002
Race	Black	0.90	0.76	1.06	0.13
	Other	1.13	0.96	1.32
	White	ref
Education	College or higher	0.94	0.85	1.05	0.29
	High school or less	ref
Marital status	Married/living as married	1.09	0.92	1.28	0.03
	Widowed	1.12	0.95	1.33
	Divorced/separated	1.25	1.04	1.49
	Never married	ref
Insurance	No insurance	1.07	0.75	1.54	0.01
	Private	0.86	0.76	0.98
	Public	0.90	0.84	0.97
	Public and private	ref
BMI	Obese	1.30	1.19	1.43	< 0.001
	Overweight	1.12	1.03	1.21
	Under/normal weight	ref
Cancer	Breast cancer	2.26	1.84	2.78	< 0.001
	Colorectal cancer	2.13	1.72	2.65
	EOC	2.64	2.04	3.42
	Endometrial cancer	2.04	1.63	2.54
	Leukemia	1.67	1.20	2.31
	Lung cancer	2.41	1.92	3.04
	Lymphoma	2.21	1.73	2.82
	Melanoma	ref
Chemotherapy		1.61	1.48	1.75	< 0.001
Radiation therapy		1.11	1.02	1.21	0.01
Hormone therapy		1.12	1.02	1.23	0.02
Time since diagnosis	< 5 years	0.89	0.82	0.96	0.02
	5–10 years	0.96	0.88	1.05
	> 10 years	ref
Stage	Distant	1.32	1.13	1.55	0.004
	In situ/localized	1.04	0.94	1.14
	Regional	ref
Diabetes ever		1.19	1.08	1.30	< 0.001
Hypertension ever		1.20	1.11	1.30	< 0.001
CVD ever		1.30	1.19	1.41	< 0.001

^*Mean ratio is the ratio of the mean number of symptoms per person. For age, it is the ratio corresponding to a 1-year increase. Models are fully adjusted for all variables included in Table 2