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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 20;26(6):934–941. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.3414

Table 4.

Multiple Linear Regression for PCL-C Score and Logistic Regression for Meeting Symptom Criteria for Full or Partial PTSD (N = 868)

PCL-C
Partial or Full PTSD*
Variable Estimate 95% CI P Odds Ratio 95% CI P
Demographics
 Nonwhite race 2.37 0.75 to 3.99 .004 1.67 0.96 to 2.91 .070
 Income 0.29 −0.31 to 0.90 .346 1.16 0.91 to 1.47 .222
 Education§ −1.46 −2.26 to −0.66 < .001 0.72 0.53 to 0.97 .032
 Age at enrollment, per 10 years −0.60 −1.05 to −0.14 .010 0.89 0.75 to 1.05 .169
Clinical characteristics for NHL
 Initial stage of disease, I-IV −0.01 −0.52 to 0.51 .978 0.96 0.79 to 1.16 .652
 Bone marrow or stem-cell transplantation 1.43 −0.27 to 3.14 .100 0.98 0.54 to 1.79 .949
 Biologic treatment −0.42 −1.77 to 0.93 .539 1.10 0.66 to 1.83 .718
 Current treatment −1.24 −3.44 to 0.96 .270 0.59 0.26 to 1.33 .203
 Active NHL disease 3.69 1.49 to 5.89 .001 1.79 0.86 to 3.74 .121
 Any recurrence 0.75 −0.53 to 2.02 .253 1.19 0.73 to 1.93 .487
 No. of visits 0.29 −0.04 to 0.61 .089 0.98 0.86 to 1.10 .693
 Time since diagnosis, years −0.15 −0.23 to −0.06 < .001 0.93 0.89 to 0.97 < .001
Health status
 Comorbidity 0.44 0.32 to 0.56 < .001 1.10 1.06 to 1.15 < .001
 Time since last physical, years −0.06 −0.56 to 0.44 .823 0.94 0.78 to 1.14 .514
Psychosocial
 Social support −0.17 −0.21 to −0.14 < .001 0.97 0.96 to 0.98 < .001
 Appraisal of life threat and treatment intensity 0.49 0.39 to 0.59 < .001 1.12 1.07 to 1.17 < .001
 Insurance/employment issues 0.45 0.17 to 0.73 .002 1.15 1.05 to 1.25 .002

NOTE: All analyses conducted with imputed data and adjusted for site of treatment (Duke, UNC). Variables included in this table are those that were significantly associated with the PCL-C score (P < .10) in the bivariate analyses.

Abbreviations: PCL-C, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist–Civilian Version; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.

*

No. of events/no. of patients = 148/868.

Coded as a dichotomy, yes (n = 1) or no (n = 0).

Coded as 1 ≤ $30,000, 2 = $30,000-$59,999, 3 = $60,000-$89,999, and 4 = ≥$90,000.

§

Coded as 1 = high school or less, 2 = some college, and 3 = college graduate.

Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire.