Table 4.
Stepwise hierarchical linear and logistic regression analyses of variables associated to self rated health (SRH) score.
| Independent variables | Dimensional SRH | Categorical SRH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | P | OR | 95%CI | P | |
| Step 1. Demography | |||||
| Age at diagnosis | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.95 | 0.88–1.03 | 0.24 |
| Civil status (Paired = reference) | 0.05 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 0.13–7.43 | 0.99 |
| Level of education (> 12 years = ref) | 0.06 | 0.55 | 2.55 | 0.45–14.51 | 0.29 |
| Work status (active reference) | -0.12 | 0.06 | 0.65 | 0.11–3.89 | 0.64 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.187 | < 0.001 | 0.084 | 0.055 | |
| Step 2. Cancer related variables | |||||
| FIGO stage (I+II reference) | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.05–1.10 | 0.07 |
| Relapse < 6 months (no = ref) | -0.05 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.09–3.15 | 0.49 |
| Chemotherapy ever (no = ref) | -0.04 | 0.52 | 2.65 | 0.45–15.81 | 0.28 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.218 | 0.15 | 0.109 | 0.424 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.032 | 0.025 | |||
| Step 3. Somatic complaints | |||||
| Nausea | -0.16 | 0.02 | 1.08 | 0.99–1.17 | 0.10 |
| Pain | -0.15 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 1.01–1.09 | 0.01 |
| Dyspnoe | -0.13 | 0.06 | 1.01 | 0.98–1.04 | 0.56 |
| Insomnia | -0.08 | 0.32 | 1.01 | 0.96–1.02 | 0.52 |
| Lack of appetite | -0.04 | 0.58 | 0.99 | 0.98–1.07 | 0.40 |
| Constipation | -0.09 | 0.16 | 1.02 | 0.99–1.05 | 0.20 |
| Diarrhea | -0.02 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.97–1.04 | 0.87 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.606 | < 0.001 | 0.571 | < 0.001 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.387 | 0.462 | |||
| Step 4. Impairment | |||||
| Physical impairment | -0.10 | 0.16 | 11.73 | 1.28–108.02 | 0.03 |
| Mental impairment | -0.08 | 0.22 | 0.53 | 0.05–5.39 | 0.57 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.639 | 0.004 | 0.645 | 0.001 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.033 | 0.074 | |||
| Step 5. Medication last year | |||||
| Daily use of medication | -0.09 | 0.12 | 2.66 | 0.38–18.60 | 0.33 |
| Use of analgetics | 0.01 | 0.90 | 2.84 | 0.33–24.57 | 0.34 |
| Use of psychotropics | -0.05 | 0.50 | 13.78 | 2.07–91.85 | 0.01 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.653 | 0.17 | 0.717 | 0.001 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.014 | 0.072 | |||
| Step 6. Anxiety and fatigue | |||||
| HADS-Anxiety | -0.07 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 0.85–1.35 | 0.58 |
| FQ Total fatigue | -0.16 | 0.02 | 1.24 | 1.05–1.47 | 0.01 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.682 | 0.006 | 0.759 | 0.007 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.029 | 0.042 | |||
| Step 7. Life style | |||||
| Body Image Scale score | -0.12 | 0.07 | 1.09 | 0.92–1.30 | 0.32 |
| BMI | 0.01 | 0.83 | 0.97 | 0.80–1.18 | 0.79 |
| Physical activity (moderate or more = reference) | -0.11 | 0.04 | 0.84 | 0.16–4.42 | 0.84 |
| Smoking (no = reference) | 0.04 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.08–5.49 | 0.71 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.703 | 0.09 | 0.766 | 0.806 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.021 | 0.007 | |||
| Step 8. Menopausal QoL | |||||
| Vasomotor score | -0.08 | 0.14 | 1.26 | 0.78–2.03 | 0.35 |
| Explained variance (R2) | 0.709 | 0.14 | 0.769 | 0.34 | |
| Increase of variance (R2-change) | 0.006 | 0.003 | |||