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. 2009 Dec 16;101(24):1682–1695. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp413

Table 3.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for increasing severity of self-reported Raynaud-like phenomena and paresthesias in hands and feet from proportional odds ordinal logistic regression models*

Variable Raynaud-like phenomena
Paresthesias
Hands
Feet
Hands
Feet
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Age at follow-up 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4) .002 1.3 (1.1 to 1.4) <.001 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4) .001 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) <.001
Length of follow-up 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) .68 1.0 (0.97 to 1.03) .90 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) .47 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) .73
Chemotherapy <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
    No 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
    1–4 cycles 2.9 (2.2 to 3.9) <.001 2.4 (1.8 to 3.3) <.001 2.0 (1.5 to 2.7) <.001 2.2 (1.7 to 3.0) <.001
    ≥5 cycles 8.0 (4.4 to 14.7) <.001 6.3 (3.4 to 11.8) <.001 3.9 (2.1 to 7.3) <.001 3.1 (1.7 to 5.7) <.001
    Dose intensive 5.7 (3.2 to 9.9) <.001 4.7 (2.6 to 8.3) <.001 2.3 (1.3 to 4.1) .007 3.8 (2.1 to 6.9) <.001
Radiotherapy .10 .10 .22 .04
    No 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
    Yes 1.3 (0.95 to 1.9) 1.4 (0.95 to 1.9) 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) 1.5 (1.01 to 2.1)
RPLND .20 .52 .15 .27
    No 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
    Yes 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) 1.3 (.9 to 1.9) 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)
Cigarette smoking <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
    Never daily 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
    Former daily 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) .57 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) .71 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) .44 1.8 (1.4 to 2.5) <.001
    Current daily 1.7 (1.3 to 2.2) <.001 1.5 (1.2 to 2.0) .002 1.9 (1.4 to 2.5) <.001 2.2 (1.6 to 2.8) <.001
Educational level .03 .01 <.001 .004
    Primary, middle, or high school 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
    College or university 0.8 (0.6 to 0.98) 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) 0.6 (0.4 to 0.7) 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9)
Marital status .04 .003 .81 .31
    Unmarried or living alone 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
    Married or cohabitating 0.8 (0.6 to 0.98) 0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) 1.0 (.7 to 1.3) 0.9 (0.7 to 1.4)
*

RPLND = retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.

Per 10-year increase.

Per 1-year increase.