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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2010 Oct 22;20(12):1259–1268. doi: 10.1002/pon.1848

Table 4. Multivariate Models For Elevated% Sibling Scores (Global Severity Index, Somatization, Depression, Anxiety).

Global Severity Index Somatization Depression Anxiety

Sibling Factors OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)

Sibling Sex
 Male 0.67 (0.39-1.12) 0.58 (0.37-0.90)** 0.98 (0.63-1.51) 1.30 (0.85-1.98)
 Female (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age at Baseline
 0-29 years 0.74 (0.42-1.28) 1.85 (1.18-2.93)** 0.84 (0.54-1.31) 1.15 (0.75-1.77)
 >30 years (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Race / Ethnicity
 White (non-Hispanic) 2.00 (0.69-8.48) 0.63 (0.33-1.28) 1.27 (0.57-3.41) 0.98 (0.47-2.39)
 Other (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Marital Status
 Not Married 2.23 (1.32-3.81)** NS 4.26 (2.66-6.96)** NS
 Married (referent) 1.00 Reference 1.00
Household Income
 0-$19,999 4.33 (1.90-10.31)** 3.95 (2.13-7.47)** 1.93 (0.93-3.98) 2.96 (1.59-5.52)**
 $20,000-$59,999 2.76 (1.41-5.93)** 2.06 (1.22-3.63)** 2.10 (1.23-3.74)** 1.65 (1.00-2.82)**
 $60,000+ (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Sibling Health
 Fair / Poor 5.35 (2.83-9.78)** 8.30 (5.01-13.60)** 5.16 (2.87-9.01)** 3.42 (1.86-5.98)**
 Good/Very good/Excellent (referent) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Chronic Health Conditions
 Yes NS 2.31 (1.51-3.57)** NS 1.90 (1.24-2.93)**
 No (referent) 1.00 1.00
Diagnosis
 Brain tumor NS 0.80 (0.35-1.68) NS NS
 Hodgkin lymphoma NS 1.70 (0.91-3.15) NS NS
 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma NS 1.02 (0.46-2.13) NS NS
 Kidney tumor NS 0.34 (0.08-1.03) NS NS
 Neuroblastoma NS 0.44 (0.10-1.38) NS NS
 Soft tissue sarcoma NS 2.07 (1.05-3.98)** NS NS
 Bone tumor NS 1.62 (0.76-3.30) NS NS
 Leukemia (referent) 1.00
Survivor Psychological Distress#
 Yes 2.32 (1.08-4.59)** NS 1.86 (1.00-3.30)** NS
 No (referent) 1.00 1.00
Survivor Health
 Fair / Poor NS NS 2.15 (1.18-3.78)** NS
 Good/Very good/Excellent (referent) 1.00
Survivor Sex
 Male NS NS 2.22 (1.42-3.55)** NS
 Female (referent) 1.00
Survivor Older 1.81 (1.05-3.12)** NS NS NS
Sibling Older (referent) 1.00
**

P≤0.05

%

Elevated scores correspond to a T score > 63.

NS= not significant; therefore, not included in final model aside from age, race/ethnicity, sibling gender.

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Psychological Distress= GSI for the outcome of psychological distress, somatization for the outcome of somatization, depression for the outcome of depression, and anxiety for the outcome of anxiety.