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

Table 5. Multivariate logistic regression model: nested effect analyses of influential factors on cancer survivors' cancer information avoiding behavior (female, n=378).

    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   0.669*** 0.547 0.818 0.748* 0.586 0.954 0.781 0.593 1.029 0.846 0.631 1.134
Race Non-Hispanic White (Ref.)                        
  Hispanic 2.337 0.735 7.432 1.738 0.474 6.370 1.627 0.442 5.986 4.047 0.759 21.566
  Black/African American 1.317 0.284 6.113 0.738 0.112 4.855 0.468 0.060 3.626 1.518 0.143 16.089
 
Asian/Other
1.598
0.399
6.396
1.238
0.239
6.415
1.289
0.227
7.321
3.317
0.429
25.635
Socioeconomic Factors
Education High school or less (Ref.)                        
  High school to associate       0.417 0.138 1.259 0.531 0.164 1.725 0.490 0.139 1.726
  College       0.832 0.423 1.638 0.914 0.448 1.864 0.830 0.385 1.788
  Post-graduate       0.896 0.472 1.703 1.026 0.518 2.033 0.897 0.435 1.851
Income =<$29 999 (Ref.)                        
  $30 000–$49 999       1.321 0.558 3.125 1.284 0.466 3.544 1.795 0.579 5.567
  $50 000–$74 999       0.350* 0.127 0.967 0.338* 0.115 0.988 0.334 0.109 1.028
  >=$75 000       0.778 0.369 1.640 0.673 0.299 1.516 0.765 0.316 1.851
Debt Less than $2000 (Ref.)                        
  $2000 to $4999       0.519 0.244 1.103 0.523 0.234 1.166 0.473 0.201 1.116
  $5000 to $9999       1.139 0.439 2.956 0.846 0.304 2.354 1.236 0.410 3.724
  $10 000 to $19 999       1.607 0.599 4.310 1.442 0.514 4.045 1.508 0.497 4.574
  $20 000 to $49 999       1.196 0.487 2.936 1.086 0.421 2.800 1.071 0.401 2.862
 
$50 000 or more
 
 
 
0.741
0.288
1.907
0.757
0.271
2.112
0.723
0.236
2.213
Cancer Related Factors
Cancer Type Other (Ref.)                        
  Breast Cancer             0.374 0.084 1.654 0.339 0.074 1.549
  Colon or Rectal Cancer             0.349 0.082 1.479 0.360 0.082 1.585
  Head and Neck Cancer             0.080 0.006 1.097 0.110 0.008 1.557
  Leukemia or Blood Cancer             0.143 0.008 2.501 0.164 0.009 2.918
  Lung Cancer             1.016 0.121 8.511 0.818 0.081 8.230
Period of Illness               0.902 0.706 1.151 0.883 0.673 1.158
Insurance Private                        
 
Medicare/Medicaid
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.897
0.354
2.273
0.636
0.210
1.926
Barriers to obtaining cancer information
  Information Access Barriers                   1.083 0.725 1.617
  Information Utilization Barriers                   1.438* 1.053 1.964
 
Constant
0.871
 
 
1.377
 
 
4.828
 
 
1.760
 
 
Fit Statistics
  -2LL 461.583     348.359     321.925     282.039    
  NagelKerke R2 0.070     0.143     0.155     0.178    

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