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. 2013 Nov 9;13:534. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-534

Table 4.

Predictors of HBV screeninga by cancer type

Predictor
Hematologic malignancy (N = 3657)
Solid tumorb (N =15,031)
 
Screened
Univariate logistic regression
Multiple logistic regression OR
Screened
Univariate logistic regression
Multiple logistic regression
  (N=2439) (66.7%) OR (95% CI) P value (95% CI) P value (N=581) (3.9%) OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age, years, mean (SD)
52.5 (15.5)
0.99 (0.99–1.0)
0.005
0.99 (0.98–0.99)
0.0001
52.4 (15.0)
0.98 (0.98–0.99)
<0.0001
0.98 (0.97–0.98)
<0.0001
Sex, no. (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Male
1418/2133 (66.5)
Ref.
-
-
-
297/5947 (5.0)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
 Female
1021/1524 (67.0)
1.0 (0.89–1.2)
0.74
-
-
284/9084 (3.1)
0.61 (0.52–0.73)
<0.0001
0.58 (0.49–0.70)
<0.0001
Race/ethnicity, no. (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 White
1776/2645 (67.2)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
392/10,523 (3.7)
Ref.
-
-
-
 Hispanic
324/486 (66.7)
0.98 (0.80–1.2)
0.84
0.92 (0.75–1.1)
0.45
78/1833 (4.3)
1.1 (0.90–1.5)
0.27
-
-
 Black
196/333 (58.9)
0.70 (0.56–0.88)
0.003
0.69 (0.55–0.88)
0.002
51/1759 (2.9)
0.77 (0.57–1.0)
0.09
-
-
 Asian
41/50 (82.0)
2.2 (1.1–4.6)
0.03
2.0 (0.98–4.3)
0.06
35/458 (7.6)
2.1 (1.5–3.1)
<0.0001
-
-
 Other
102/143 (71.3)
1.2 (0.8–1.8)
0.23
1.0 (0.72–1.6)
0.79
25/458 (5.5)
1.5 (0.98–2.3)
0.06
-
-
Residence, no. (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 US
2332/3510 (66.4)
Ref.
-
-
-
564/14,580 (3.9)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
 Outside US
107/147(72.8)
1.4 (0.93–2.0)
0.11
-
-
17/451 (3.8)
0.97 (0.59–1.6)
0.92
0.51 (0.30–0.90)
0.02
HBV risk factor, no. (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No
1683/2603 (64.7)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
321/10,694 (3.0)
Ref.
-
Ref.
 
 Yes
756/1054 (71.7)
1.4 (1.2–1.6)
<0.0001
1.3 (1.1–1.5)
0.001
260/4337 (6.0)
2.1 (1.7–2.4)
<0.0001
2.5 (2.1–3.0)
<0.0001
Chemotherapy type, no. (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Non-rituximab
1191/1854 (64.2)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
469/14,857 (3.2)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
 Rituximab
1248/1803 (69.2)
1.2 (1.1–1.4)
0.001
1.3 (1.2–1.5)
<0.0001
112/174 (64.4)
55.4 (40.1–76.6)
<0.0001
62.0 (44.1–87.0)
<0.0001
Timing of first chemotherapyc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Period 1
1428/2312 (61.8)
Ref.
-
Ref.
-
326/9521 (3.4)
Ref.
-
Ref.
- 
 Period 2
829/1101 (75.3)
1.9 (1.6–2.2)
<0.0001
2.0 (1.6–2.3)
<0.0001
208/4602 (4.5)
1.3 (1.1–1.6)
0.001
1.3 (1.1–1.6)
0.003
 Period 3 182/244 (74.6) 1.8 (1.4–2.4) <0.0001 1.9 (1.4–2.6) <0.0001 47/908 (5.2) 1.5 (1.1–2. 1) 0.007 1.7 (1.2–2.3) 0.003

Abbreviations: HBV hepatitis B virus, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref., reference.

aHBV screening means that both hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) test were ordered.

bExcludes patients with primary liver cancer.

cPeriod 1: 1/1/04 through 12/18/2008; period 2, 12/19/2008 through 9/30/2010; period 3, 10/1/2010 through 4/30/11.