Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of determinants of women being extremely satisfied with treatment by their surgeon at 18 months (n=740).

	Unadjusted odds ratio	Adjusted odds ratio
Patient characteristics
Age
<=50 years	-	-
> 50 years	0.97	1.00
Education less than Grade 12
No	-	-
Yes	1.28	1.53
Ethnicity
White	-	-
African-American	0.47*	0.33*
Latina	1.11	1.58
Other	0.49*	0.61
Annual household income
Less than $10,000	-	-
$10,000 – $19,999	1.51	1.25
$20,000 – $29,999	1.40	1.28
$30,000 or more	1.51	1.40
PEPPI score	1.04*	1.02*
Stage
0	-	-
1	1.55	1.27
2	1.38	1.39
3/4	1.94*	1.64
Missing	0.99	0.53
Self reported general health	0.77*	1.02
CES-D score	0.95*	0.97
Surgeon characteristics
Sex
Male	-	-
Female	0.89	1.06
How often did s/he spend enough time with you?
Sometimes/never	-	-
Usually	3.15*	1.46
Always	11.11*	2.75*
How often did the s/he listen carefully to you?
Sometimes/never	-	-
Usually	4.06*	1.49
Always	14.67*	1.82
How often did s/he explain things in a way you could understand?
Sometimes/never	-	-
Usually	3.59*	1.60
Always	15.76*	3.08*
How often did s/he show respect for what you had to say?
Sometimes/never	-	-
Usually	5.33*	1.74
Always	19.4*	2.36
Treatment characteristics
Type of surgery
Other/unsure	-	-
Lumpectomy	0.55	0.67
Mastectomy	0.74	0.99
60 day or more delay in biopsy/surgery
No	-	-
Yes	1.06	1.22
Days elapsed since surgery	1.00	0.99
Surgery concordance
No	-	-
Yes	1.16	1.22
Arm swelling in past 4 weeks
No	-	-
Yes	0.76	0.57*
Decreased arm movement in past 4 weeks
No	-	-
Yes	0.79	1.00

^*p < 0.05