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. 2008 Oct;43(5 Pt 1):1752–1767. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00853.x

Table 3.

For Women with Breast Conserving Surgery, Receipt of Axillary Node Dissection and Radiation Therapy by SSDI Status and Disability Group

Disability Group*
Receipt of Service Not SSDI Mental Disorders Neurological Conditions Circulatory/ Respiratory Musculoskeletal
Axillary node dissection
Percent receiving axillary dissection (%) 89.9 84.8 83.1 72.5 88.5
Unadjusted relative risk (95% CI) 1.00 0.94 (0.90, 0.99) 0.92 (0.83, 1.02) 0.80 (0.73, 0.89) 0.98 (0.94, 1.03)
Adjusted relative risk (95% CI) 1.00 0.97 (0.93,1.01) 0.93 (0.84, 1.02) 0.87 (0.80, 0.94) 1.00 (0.97, 1.04)
Radiation therapy
Percent receiving radiation therapy (%) 81.6 70.9 70.3 70.8 81.2
Unadjusted relative risk (95% CI) 1.00 0.87 (0.81, 0.93) 0.87 (0.75, 1.00) 0.87 (0.78, 0.97) 0.99 (0.94,1.05)
Adjusted relative risk (95% CI) 1.00 0.93 (0.88, 0.98) 0.85 (0.73, 0.98) 0.88 (0.79, 0.97) 0.98 (0.93, 1.04)
*

See Table 1 for definition of disability groups.

Adjusted for: age at diagnosis (continuous), race/ethnicity, marital status, tumor registry, year of diagnosis, stage at diagnosis, tumor size (continuous), histology, grade, estrogen receptor status, and progesterone receptor status.