Table 4.
Multivariate-adjusted cancer-specific beliefs of colorectal cancer patients, by Vital Status, Connecticut, 1987–1991
| Variable* | Deceased (n=146) | Alive (n=137) | Hazard Ratio† | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Surgery/air spread cancer | ||||||
| Agree | 64/118 | 54.2 | 54/118 | 45.8 | 1.17 | 0.81–1.68 |
| Don’t agree | 75/158 | 47.5 | 83/158 | 52.5 | 1.00 | |
| Most cancers cannot be cured | ||||||
| Agree | 35/62 | 56.5 | 27/62 | 43.6 | 1.59 | 1.06–2.39 |
| Don’t agree | 104/213 | 48.8 | 109/213 | 51.2 | 1.00 | |
| Tx worse than cancer | ||||||
| Agree | 50/85 | 58.8 | 35/85 | 41.2 | 1.14 | 0.78–1.66 |
| Don’t agree | 89/190 | 46.8 | 101/190 | 53.2 | 1.00 | |
| Checkup won’t detect cancer | ||||||
| Agree | 68/140 | 48.6 | 72/140 | 51.4 | 0.89 | 0.62–1.27 |
| Don’t agree | 72/137 | 52.6 | 65/137 | 47.4 | 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 Cox Regression adjusting for Age (continuous), Gender, 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).