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. 2004 Nov 9;91(11):1858–1865. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602220

Table 4. Odds ratio for considering themselves disabled (moderately, severely or completely disabled) or having a TESS or QOL-CS score below the 25th percentile.

  Univariate
Multivariate
Subgroups Self-rating disable TESS score QOL-CS score Self-rating disable TESS score QOL-CS score
⩽12/Amp 1.1 (0.60–1.96) 0.5 (0.26–0.90)* 0.7 (0.40–1.31) 1.5 (0.77–3.10) 0.4 (0.19–0.92)* 1.1 (0.54–2.37)
⩽12/LS 0.7 (0.33–1.56) 0.5 (0.25–1.15) 0.8 (0.40–1.68) 0.9 (0.37–2.19) 0.6 (0.25–1.45) 0.9 (0.37–2.06)
>12/Amp 1.5 (0.90–2.49) 1.0 (0.63–1.67) 1.2 (0.72–1.94) 1.1 (0.74–1.78) 0.9 (0.55–1.59) 1.2 (0.69–2.25)
>12/LS 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Poor health 5.4 (2.90–9.93)** 4.1 (2.27–7.59)** 8.3 (4.35–15.89)** 4.9 (2.49–9.76)** 2.8 (1.41–5.47)** 7.5 (3.69–15.24)**
Good health 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Female 1.1 (0.72–1.59) 1.7 (1.17–2.63)* 1.5 (0.98–2.16) 1.1 (0.74–1.78) 1.7 (1.08–2.68)* 1.6 (1.05–2.59)*
Male 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
             
Current age (years)            
 ⩽30 0.3 (0.19–0.60)** 0.4 (0.20–0.68)* 0.5 (0.26–0.85)* 0.3 (0.13–0.62)** 0.5 (0.22–1.06) 0.5 (0.22–1.03)
 31–35 0.5 (0.29–0.84)* 0.6 (0.35–1.00) 0.7 (0.38–1.13) 0.5 (0.26–0.86)* 0.6 (0.33–1.12) 0.7 (0.38–1.34)
 36–39 0.6 (0.34–1.0)* 0.7 (0.44–1.29) 1.0 (0.57–1.68) 0.5 (0.28–0.95)* 0.8 (0.42–1.39) 1.0 (0.54–1.79)
 ⩾40 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
No high school 5.0 (1.99–2.50)** 4.1 (12.65–10.24)** 2.7 (1.09–6.63)* 4.3 (1.52–12.24)** 4.2 (1.52–12.24)** 1.5 (0.51–4.36)
High school graduate 1.4 (0.92–2.15) 1.2 (0.76–1.81) 0.9 (0.60–1.38) 1.4 (0.88–2.19) 1.2 (0.77–1.96) 0.6 (0.53–1.36)
College graduate 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Ewing's sarcoma 0.7 (0.43–1.20) 0.9 (0.54–1.49) 0.8 (0.47–1.29)
Osteosarcoma 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Pelvic site 1.3 (0.67–2.52) 1.6 (0.82–3.03) 2.0 (1.08–3.80)* 0.9 (0.25–3.56)
Limb site 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Pelvic irradiation 1.3 (0.60–2.61) 1.6 (0.76–3.18) 2.4 (1.22–4.76)* 2.6 (0.63–10.87)
No pelvic irradiation 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Limb irradiation 1.1 (0.58–1.94) 0.7 (0.42–1.33) 1.6 (0.82–3.10)
No limb irradiation 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Ampution 1.5 (0.97–2.27) 1.0 (0.64–1.47) 1.1 (0.71–1.61)
Limb sparing surgery 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
⩽12 years old at surgery 0.7 (0.48–1.2) 0.5 (0.31–0.78)** 0.7 (0.44–1.04)
>12 years old at surgery 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
*

P<0.05,

**

P<0.01.