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Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2010 Oct 22;20(12):1259–1268. doi: 10.1002/pon.1848

Table 3. Adjusted* univariate models - Survivor-related factors associated with elevated% sibling scores (global severity index, somatization, depression, and anxiety).

Sibling Factor Global Severity Index Somatization Depression Anxiety

OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Survivor Diagnosis
 Bone cancer 1.25 (0.59-2.50) 1.53 (0.75-2.96) 1.22 (0.67-2.11) 1.74 (0.84-3.42)
 Brain Tumor 0.96 (0.47-1.84) 0.86 (0.41-1.69) 1.13 (0.67-1.86) 0.94 (0.43-1.90)
 Hodgkin Lymphoma 1.16 (0.61-2.14) 1.41 (0.78-2.52) 0.83 (0.48-1.40) 1.49 (0.78-2.78)
 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 1.31 (0.62-2.57) 1.38 (0.67-2.66) 1.15 (0.62-2.01) 1.72 (0.82-3.39)
 Neuroblastoma 1.64 (0.68-3.52) 0.58 (0.14-1.67) 1.40 (0.67-2.69) 1.42 (0.52-3.33)
 Kidney 0.64 (0.22-1.53) 0.37 (0.09-1.04) 0.63 (0.27-1.29) 0.92 (0.34-2.11)
 Soft tissue sarcoma 1.11 (0.51-2.23) 2.04 (1.10-3.70)** 1.35 (0.77-2.29) 1.32 (0.60-2.71)
 Leukemia (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Survivor Treatment
 Chemo + RT + Surgery 0.65 (0.34-1.34) 0.85 (0.43-1.89) 1.22 (0.65-2.56) 1.03 (0.51-2.38)
 Chemo + RT, no Surgery 0.58 (0.24-1.39) 0.87 (0.37-2.16) 0.82 (0.36-1.94) 0.74 (0.29-1.99)
 RT + Surgery, no Chemo 0.61 (0.26-1.46) 0.59 (0.23-1.55) 1.18 (0.54-2.69) 0.76 (0.29-2.04)
 Chemo + Surgery, no RT 0.58 (0.26-1.32) 0.80 (0.36-1.93) 1.08 (0.52-2.41) 0.71 (0.29-1.83)
 Chemo or RT, no Surgery 0.35 (0.08-1.16) 0.29 (0.04-1.15) 1.37 (0.55-3.46) 0.33 (0.05-1.36)
 Surgery only (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Survivor Health
 Fair/Poor 1.42 (0.71-2.61) 1.00 (0.46-1.91) 2.18 (1.33-3.43)** 1.00 (0.44-1.98)
 Good/Very good/Excellent (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Survivor At Least 1 Chronic Health Condition
 Yes 1.03 (0.69-1.55) 1.01 (0.69-1.50) 1.10 (0.80-1.54) 1.24 (0.82-1.91)
 No (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Survivor Psychological Distress##
 Yes 2.16 (1.06-4.04)** 0.91 (0.35-1.96) 1.96 (1.14-3.22)** 2.32 (1.05-4.57)**
 No (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Sibling's Survivor Second Cancer
 Yes 1.06 (0.37-2.40) 1.86 (0.85-3.60) 0.76 (0.30-1.63) 1.85 (0.81-3.69)
 No (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Sibling Age at Survivor Second Cancer
 0-18 years 0.77 (0.04-3.68) 3.37 (0.97-8.99)** 0.48 (0.03-2.27) 1.75 (0.28-6.00)
 19-29 years 0.50 (0.03-2.33) 1.02 (0.17-3.38) 0.60 (0.10-1.96) 1.05 (0.17-3.46)
 ≥30 years 2.14 (0.50-6.36) 1.76 (0.41-5.20) 1.25 (0.30-3.62) 3.19 (0.91-8.68)**
 Survivor Without Second Cancer (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Sibling's Survivor Deceased
 Yes 1.33 (0.70-2.33) 1.27 (0.68-2.20) 1.88 (1.19-2.86)** 1.27 (0.65-2.26)
 No (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Sibling Age at Survivor Death
 0-18 years 1.91 (0.83-3.83) 1.76 (0.77-3.54) 2.13 (1.11-3.78)** 1.22 (0.42-2.80)
 19-29 years 0.48 (0.08-1.57) 0.88 (0.26-2.17) 1.67 (0.80-3.14) 1.01 (0.30-2.51)
 ≥30 years 1.98 (0.46-5.87) 1.02 (0.16-3.54) 1.74 (0.51-4.53) 2.12 (0.49-6.30)
 Survivor Alive (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
**

P≤0.05

*

Adjusted for sibling-sex, sibling age at baseline, and sibling ethnicity.

%

Elevated scores correspond to a T score ≥ 63.

RT=radiation therapy

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Psychological Distress= GSI or respective subscale elevation (e.g. for the outcome of sibling depression, survivor psychological distress refers to elevation on the depression subscale).