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. 2009 Dec 14;28(3):380–386. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.5440

Table 3.

Effect Measures for Poor Treatment Tolerance and Mortality Based on Geriatric Assessment and Three Other Health Assessment Measures in a 7-Year Longitudinal Study of a Subpopulation of Older Survivors of Breast Cancer With Physician Assessment (n = 480; 1997-2006)

Factor Poor Treatment Tolerance
Mortality
OR 95% CI* HR 95% CI*
CCI ≥ 1 2.61 1.17 to 5.83 1.82 1.28 to 2.57
Fair/poor self-rated health 4.25 1.86 to 9.69 2.33 1.55 to 3.50
Moderately/severely ill MD-rated health 1.34 0.38 to 4.83 2.67 1.69 to 4.21
Deficits in ≥ 3 GA domains 4.86 2.19 to 10.77 2.31 1.40 to 2.94

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; HR, hazard ratio; MD, medical doctor; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; GA, geriatric assessment.

*

Results from four individual regression models for each outcome, adjusted for age, stage, and the assessment measure listed on the corresponding row.