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. 2025 Jan 7;31(1):100357. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i1.100357

Table 2.

Cox univariate analysis of return to work in young and middle-aged colorectal cancer survivors

Variable
β
SE
Z
HR (95%CI)
P value
Age -0.01 0.01 -1.03 0.99 (0.96-1.01) 0.303
Gender (with male as reference)
Female -0.32 0.25 -1.30 0.72 (0.44-1.18) 0.194
Education (with junior high school or below as reference)
High school or above 0.74 0.22 3.37 2.09 (1.36-3.21) < 0.001a
Health insurance (with employee health insurance as reference)
Other 0.82 0.22 3.72 2.28 (1.48-3.52) < 0.001a
Family monthly income per capita (with ≤ 2000 as reference)
> 2000 1.32 0.24 5.43 3.73 (2.32-5.99) < 0.001a
Job type (with blue-collar as reference)
White-collar -1.34 0.24 -5.63 0.26 (0.16-0.42) < 0.001a
Nature of work (with physical labor as reference)
Cognitive labor 1.16 0.24 4.81 3.19 (1.99-5.12) < 0.001a
Employment contracts (with non-long-term contracts as reference)
Long-term contracts -1.43 0.31 -4.61 0.24 (0.13-0.44) < 0.001a
Site of cancer (with colon as reference)
Rectum 0.44 0.21 2.10 1.56 (1.03-2.35) 0.036a
Comorbidity (with no comorbidity as reference)
Yes -0.28 0.23 -1.22 0.75 (0.48-1.19) 0.224
Cancer stage (with I or II as reference)
III or IV 0.59 0.23 2.59 1.80 (1.15-2.81) 0.010a
Tumor diferentiation (with low or high as reference)
Medium 0.39 0.29 1.36 1.48 (0.84-2.62) 0.175
Postoperative chemotherapy (with no as reference)
Yes -0.68 0.21 -3.14 0.51 (0.33-0.78) 0.002a
Stoma (with no as reference)
Yes 0.81 0.28 2.93 2.25 (1.31-3.86) 0.003a
Total hospitalization cost -0.108 0.063 -1.70 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.089
RTW-SE 0.19 0.02 8.85 1.21 (1.16-1.26) < 0.001a
The eHL 0.04 0.01 3.38 1.04 (1.02-1.06) < 0.001a
FR 0.11 0.01 10.14 1.11 (1.09-1.13) < 0.001a
FoP -0.16 0.02 -8.90 0.85 (0.82-0.88) < 0.001a
FT 0.07 0.01 6.62 1.08 (1.05-1.10) < 0.001a
a

P < 0.05.

β: Regression coefficient; SE: Standard error of the regression coefficient; Z: The ratio of the estimated β to its standard error; HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence index; RTW: Return to work; RTW-SE: RTW self-efficacy; eHL: eHealth literacy; FR: Family resilience; FoP: Fear of progression; FT: Financial toxicity.