Table 3.
Multivariate-adjusted cancer-specific beliefs of colorectal cancer patients, by gender, Connecticut, 1987–1991 (N=286)
| Variable* | Men (n=137) | Women (n=149) | Odds† Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Surgery/air spread cancer | ||||||
| Agree | 58/132 | 43.9 | 61/147 | 41.5 | 1.19 | 0.67–2.10 |
| Don’t agree | 74/132 | 56.1 | 86/147 | 58.5 | 1.00 | |
| Most cancers cannot be cured | ||||||
| Agree | 30/134 | 22.4 | 34/144 | 23.6 | 1.11 | 0.57–2.16 |
| Don’t agree | 104/134 | 77.6 | 110/144 | 76.4 | 1.00 | |
| Tx worse than cancer | ||||||
| Agree | 37/132 | 28.0 | 51/146 | 34.9 | 0.66 | 0.36–1.19 |
| Don’t agree | 95/132 | 72.0 | 95/146 | 65.1 | 1.00 | |
| Checkup won’t detect cancer | ||||||
| Agree | 61/134 | 45.5 | 79/146 | 54.1 | 0.55 | 0.31–0.96 |
| Don’t agree | 73/134 | 54.5 | 67/146 | 45.9 | 1.00 | |
See Methods Section for definition of variables. Predictor variables are coded as a dichotomy: 1 (Agree/Strongly Agree) vs. 0 (Neither Agree Nor Disagree, Disagree/Strongly Disagree, Don’t Know).
Multivariate odds ratio adjusting for Age (continuous), Race, Education (Grade 0–11 vs. ≥ Grade 12), Marital Status (Single vs. Married/Living as Married), Annual Family Income (<$25,000 vs. ≥ $25,000), Occupational Rank (≤ median vs. >median on the Duncan Socioeconomic Index35, 36 adapted for spouse pairs), Stage at Diagnosis (Stages 0/I, Stage II, Stage III), Histological Grade (Poorly Differentiated vs. Well or Moderately Differentiated), Radiation Therapy Received (yes vs. no) and Chemotherapy Received (yes vs. no).