TABLE 3.
Logistic Regression Results for Main Effects and Interactions of Neighborhood Income and Place: Toronto, ON, and San Francisco, CA, 1996–2006
Predictor Variables | OR (95% CI) |
Significant main effects | |
Age at diagnosis | 0.62 (0.56, 0.69) |
Stage at diagnosisa | 0.20 (0.16, 0.24) |
Gender (female advantaged) | 1.32 (1.06, 1.64) |
Received surgery | 3.40 (1.89, 6.12) |
> 15 regional lymph nodes examined | 1.57 (1.16, 2.13) |
Received chemotherapy | 1.53 (1.04, 2.25) |
Significant interaction effects | |
Neighborhood income by place | 2.57 (1.47, 4.49) |
Neighborhood income by place by stage at diagnosis | 0.67 (0.52, 0.88) |
Neighborhood income by place by ≥ 15 nodes examined | 0.20 (0.05, 0.72) |
Nonsignificant main effects | |
Place | 0.94 (0.68, 1.29) |
Neighborhood income | 0.94 (0.73, 1.02) |
Waited ≥ 30 d after diagnosis for surgery | 0.84 (0.59, 1.21) |
Waited ≥ 60 d after surgery for chemotherapy | 0.90 (0.75, 1.06) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Total sample from both cities was n = 1944.
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