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. 2013 May 16;108(10):1949–1956. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.182

Table 4. Multivariable logistic regression model: influential factors on cancer survivors' cancer information avoiding behavior (male, n=138).

    Model I Model II Model III Model IV
 
 
 
95% CI
 
95% CI
 
95% CI
 
95% CI
Factors Variables OR Lower Upper OR Lower Upper OR Lower Upper OR Lower Upper
Sociodemographic Factors
Age   0.561*** 0.399 0.787 0.519** 0.333 0.808 0.443** 0.244 0.801 0.418* 0.181 0.969
Race Non-Hispanic White (Ref.)                        
 
Other
2.271
0.809
6.375
1.424
0.302
6.719
1.017
0.147
7.047
0.509
0.026
9.889
Socioeconomic Factors
Education High school or less (Ref.)                        
  High school to associate       0.873 0.197 3.868 0.607 0.112 3.288 0.138 0.011 1.746
  College       0.233 0.046 1.174 0.121* 0.018 0.817 0.064* 0.005 0.758
  Post-graduate       0.850 0.243 2.974 0.639 0.157 2.599 0.348 0.056 2.152
Income =<$29 999 (Ref.)                        
  $30 000–$49 999       2.292 0.452 11.625 1.400 0.134 14.599 0.287 0.007 11.437
  $50 000–$74 999       1.795 0.203 15.893 0.399 0.024 6.684 0.398 0.015 10.779
  >=$75 000       0.487 0.113 2.097 0.542 0.105 2.805 0.443 0.049 4.006
Debt Less than $2000 (Ref.)                        
  $2000 to $4999       0.644 0.172 2.409 0.835 0.181 3.847 1.187 0.201 7.016
  $5000 to $9999       1.998 0.419 9.527 2.412 0.340 17.106 2.084 0.151 28.836
  $10 000 to $19 999       0.725 0.136 3.865 0.729 0.100 5.336 0.740 0.059 9.205
  $20 000 to $49 999       1.146 0.130 10.140 0.851 0.084 8.620 2.782 0.091 85.331
 
$50 000 or more
 
 
 
1.068
0.189
6.018
1.055
0.166
6.702
2.447
0.266
22.480
Cancer Related Factors
Cancer Type Other (Ref.)                        
  Colon or Rectal Cancer             3.917 0.323 47.562 10.133 0.412 249.212
  Head and Neck Cancer             6.414 0.275 149.685 22.598 0.324 1576.903
  Leukemia or Blood Cancer           3.199 0.186 54.983 4.595 0.107 198.081  
  Lung Cancer             7.395 0.268 204.399 100.868* 1.221 8335.396
  Prostate Cancer             25.238* 1.218 522.966 19.718 0.388 1002.290
Period of Illness               1.361 0.792 2.337 1.424 0.727 2.791
Insurance Private (ref.)                        
 
Medicare/Medicaid
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.678
0.196
14.370
1.982
0.100
39.123
Barriers to obtaining cancer information
  Information Access Barriers                   0.780 0.254 2.397
  Information Utilization Barriers                   5.515*** 2.077 14.643
 
Constant
1.950
 
 
4.429
 
 
0.860
 
 
0.412
 
 
Fit Statistics
  -2LL 147.926     112.710     92.374     67.275    
  NagelKerke R2 0.133     0.248     0.354     0.519    

P<0.1, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.