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. 2013 Nov 12;10(2):e29–e36. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2013.001121

Table 3.

Multivariable Adjusted Predictors of Oncologists' Awareness of Main LEs of All Chemotherapy Agents (n = 1,123)*

Predictor OR 95% CI
Age, years
    < 40 1.00 Referent
    40-49 1.13 0.78 to 1.64
    50-59 1.09 0.73 to 1.62
    ≥ 60 0.73 0.47 to 1.14
Sex
    Male 1.00 Referent
    Female 1.14 0.78 to 1.70
Race/ethnicity
    White 1.00 Referent
    Asian/Pacific Islander 1.67 0.46 to 0.99
    Hispanic 1.37 0.68 to 2.77
    African American 0.58 0.24 to 1.37
    Other 0.86 0.36 to 2.05
US trained
    Yes 1.00 Referent
    No 0.85 0.61 to 1.20
Board certified
    No 1.00 Referent
    Yes 1.68 1.07 to 2.65
Specialty
    Medical oncology 1.00 Referent
    Hematology/oncology 1.17 0.88 to 1.56
    Other oncology 0.86 0.23 to 3.20
Location
    Physician-owned practice 1.00 Referent
    Large medical group/HMO 0.93 0.59 to 1.45
    Hospital 0.97 0.69 to 1.35
    Other 0.84 0.29 to 2.45
Percentage of uninsured patients
    < 5 1.00 Referent
    5-25 0.78 0.59 to 1.03
    > 26 0.59 0.31 to 1.15
Percentage of time spent on patient care
    < 50 1.00 Referent
    51-90 1.90 1.24 to 2.91
    > 90 1.82 1.08 to 3.07
No. of patients with breast or colon cancer per week
    ≤ 25 1.00 Referent
    26-35 1.38 0.96 to 1.98
    ≥ 36 1.12 0.85 to 1.49
Self-reported confidence in knowledge of physical
    Colon cancer
        Very confident 1.00 Referent
        Not/somewhat confident 1.08 0.71 to 1.65
    Breast cancer
        Very confident 1.00 Referent
        Not/somewhat confident 0.61 0.39 to 1.94

NOTE. For doxorubicin, main LE is cardiac dysfunction; for paclitaxel and oxaliplatin, main LE is peripheral neuropathy; for cyclophosphamide, main LE used in model is premature menopause. Bold font indicates P < .05.

Abbreviations: LE, late or long-term effect; OR, odds ratio; PCP, primary care provider.

*

No. is slightly smaller than 1,130 because of missing information for variables of interest.