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. 2024 Jul 13;14(e2):e004937. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2024-004937

Table 4. Multivariable logistic regression for analysis of factors associated with chemotherapy following nephrostomy.

Demographic category OR P value 95% CI
Sex Male (baseline)
Female 1.09 0.176 0.96 to 1.24
Age (years) 18–29 4.04 <0.001 2.66 to 6.12
30–39 3.07 <0.001 2.37 to 3.97
40–49 2.80 <0.001 2.33 to 3.38
50–59 2.49 <0.001 2.16 to 2.86
60–69 2.12 <0.001 1.89 to 2.38
70+ (baseline)
Ethnicity White (baseline)
Asian 0.94 0.645 0.72 to 1.23
Other minority ethnicity 1.04 0.734 0.81 to 1.35
Unknown 0.63 0.004 0.46 to 0.86
Comorbidity score 0 (baseline)
1–4 0.79 0.001 0.69 to 0.91
5+ 0.53 <0.001 0.47 to 0.59
IMD deprivation quintiles 1 (most deprived) (baseline)
2 1.18 0.034 1.01 to 1.37
3 1.07 0.386 0.92 to 1.25
4 1.29 0.001 1.11 to 1.50
5 (least deprived) 1.58 <0.001 1.36 to 1.84
Procedure year 2010–2011 (baseline)
2012–2013 1.06 0.441 0.91 to 1.23
2014–2015 1.14 0.086 0.98 to 1.32
2016–2017 1.31 <0.001 1.13 to 1.52
2018–2019 1.44 <0.001 1.24 to 1.67
Provider cancer volume tertile 1–1576 (baseline)
1577–3079 0.94 0.471 0.81 to 1.10
3080+ 1.07 0.428 0.91 to 1.25
Inpatient/outpatient Inpatient 0.41 <0.001 0.35 to 0.48
Outpatient (baseline)
Cancer type Genitourinary (baseline)
Gynaecological oncology 1.25 0.009 1.06 to 1.47
Digestive 1.08 0.264 0.94 to 1.24
Other 0.71 <0.001 0.59 to 0.84
Specialty Urology (baseline)
Medicine 0.63 <0.001 0.55 to 0.72
Oncology 1.60 <0.001 1.40 to 1.83
General surgery 0.85 0.085 0.71 to 1.02
Gynaecology/gynaecological oncology 1.64 <0.001 1.28 to 2.10
Other 0.82 0.092 0.65 to 1.03
Nephrostomy performed at provider with radiotherapy unit 1.08 0.196 0.96 to 1.21

p values < 0.001 are in bold.

IMDIndex of Multiple Deprivation