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. 2010 Mar 29;28(14):2396–2403. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.26.8433

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Models of Radiation Therapy Receipt

Variable Model 1
Model 2
Odds Ratio 95% CI P* Odds Ratio 95% CI P*
Surgery type < .001 < .001
    Mastectomy 1.00 1.00
    BCS 5.92 4.62 7.58 4.46 3.34 5.96
Indication strength and site .003
    Weaker indication, LA 1.00 1.00
    Weaker indication, Detroit 2.63 1.82 3.80 2.54 1.68 3.83
    Strong indication, LA 6.35 4.72 8.54 7.94 5.60 11.26
    Strong indication, Detroit 7.97 4.88 13.03 8.85 5.10 15.34
Comorbidities < .001 < .001
    0 1.00 1.00
    1 0.79 0.59 1.06 0.78 0.57 1.09
    ≥ 2 0.47 0.34 0.64 0.48 0.34 0.68
Age, years .011 .005
    < 40 1.19 0.62 2.29 0.91 0.45 1.86
    40-49 1.27 0.76 2.11 1.22 0.69 2.17
    50-59 1.72 1.06 2.79 1.45 0.84 2.50
    60-69 0.93 0.62 1.39 0.73 0.47 1.15
    ≥ 70 1.00 1.00
Ethnicity .815 .553
    White 1.00 1.00
    Black 1.15 0.84 1.59 1.20 0.85 1.71
    Latina 1.11 0.78 1.58 1.23 0.84 1.81
    Other 1.20 0.26 5.60 1.65 0.33 8.31
Income, $ .027 .033
    < 20,000 1.00 1.00
    20,000-69,999 1.22 0.87 1.71 1.04 0.71 1.52
    ≥ 70,000 1.14 0.77 1.70 1.24 0.78 1.95
    Unknown 1.73 1.18 2.54 1.71 1.10 2.64
Education .092 .121
    Not HS graduate 1.00 1.00
    HS graduate 1.20 0.81 1.77 1.29 0.83 1.99
    Some college 1.22 0.84 1.77 0.88 0.59 1.33
    College graduate 1.63 1.08 2.47 1.16 0.73 1.82
Insurance .058 .677
    None 0.55 0.34 0.92 0.74 0.42 1.31
    Medicaid 1.05 0.66 1.69 1.09 0.65 1.82
    Medicare 1.19 0.80 1.75 1.04 0.67 1.61
    Other 1.00 1.00
Surgeon participation < .001
    Lower 1.00
    High 2.33 1.80 3.02
Desire to avoid radiation < .001
    Lower 1.00
    High 0.35 0.27 0.44

Abbreviations: BCS, breast-conserving surgery; LA, Los Angeles; HS, high school.

*

P values for group variables are reported from Wald tests.

Model 1: P value for indication strength < .001; P value for site < .001; P value for interaction = .003. Model 2: P value for indication strength < .001; P value for site < .001; P value for interaction = .003.