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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 11.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2009 Aug 15;115(16):3631–3639. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24419

Table 3. Multivariate Logistic Regression Model.

Bivariable Analysis OR (95% CI) P-value Multivariate Analysis AOR (95% CI) P-value
Age, years
 <55 (Reference) 1 1
 55-65 0.56 (0.31-1.00) 0.05 0.99 (0.44-2.21) 0.97
 >65 0.31 (0.16-0.59) <0.001 0.79 (0.27-2.32) 0.67
Race/ethnicity
 White (Reference) 1 1
 Non-white* 0.61 (0.32-1.16) 0.13 0.59 (0.27-1.27) 0.18
Employment
 Full-time (Reference) 1 1
 Part-time 0.63 (0.31-1.31) 0.22 0.63 (0.28-1.41) 0.26
 Not currently 0.41 (0.24-0.67) <0.001 0.62 (0.33-1.13) 0.13
Years since LMP
 >10 (Reference) 1 1
 5-10 1.59 (0.94-2.70) 0.08 1.10 (0.55-2.21) 0.79
 <5 4.68 (2.32-9.44) <0.001 3.39 (1.21-9.44) 0.02
Chemotherapy
 None (Reference) 1 1
 Chemotherapy, but no Taxane 1.49 (0.86-2.57) 0.15 1.04 (0.55-1.97) 0.89
 Chemotherapy included Taxane 1.94 (1.08-3.50) 0.027 1.06 (0.52-2.16) 0.88
Comorbidity
 None (Reference) 1 1
 One 0.77 (0.44-1.37) 0.38 0.96 (0.50-1.86) 0.91
 Two or more 0.55 (0.37-0.97) 0.037 0.92 (0.47-1.81) 0.8
Weight gain since breast cancer
 No weight gain (Reference) 1 1
 10 lbs or less 1.52 (0.87-2.65) 0.14 1.12 (0.61-2.07) 0.71
 greater than 10 lbs 1.76 (1.01-3.08) 0.047 1.25 (0.65-2.38) 0.5

Abbreviations: O.R.-odds ratio, C.I.-confidence interval, A.O.R.-adjusted odds ratio