Table 3.
Age as a Moderator of the Relationship of Demographic and Disease Characteristics to Quality of Life (FACT-G Score)
| Characteristics | Model 1: no moderation | Model 2: moderation by age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | P value | B (SE) | P value | |
| Demographic | ||||
| Age | 0.29 | <.0001 | 0.25 | 0.0004 |
| Gender: Female | 1.88 | 0.08 | 10.34 | 0.04 |
| Income: < $30,000 | −6.03 | <.0001 | −24.11 | <.0001 |
| College Graduate | 2.48 | 0.056 | 2.71 | 0.04 |
| Employed | 2.78 | 0.04 | 1.99 | 0.13 |
| Disease | ||||
| Comorbidity Score | −1.36 | <.0001 | −1.36 | <.0001 |
| Currently Receiving | −4.84 | 0.003 | −4.92 | 0.002 |
| Treatment | ||||
| Cancer Treatments: | −4.58 | 0.003 | −4.87 | 0.002 |
| Bone Marrow | ||||
| Transplant | ||||
| Cancer Treatment: | −2.68 | 0.04 | −2.83 | 0.03 |
| Biologic | ||||
| Years Since Diagnosis | 0.16 | 0.048 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Female* Age | - | −0.14 | 0.08 | |
| Income *Age | - | 0.28 | 0.001 | |