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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Jan 31;144(1):179–184. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2851-8

Table 2.

Adjusted multinomial regression model, odds of follow-up care with a surgeon compared with a medical oncologist and odds of follow-up care with a PCP/other compared with medical oncologist

Surgeon vs. Medical Oncologist Follow Up
n=706
PCP/other vs. Medical Oncologist Follow Up
n=784

OR 95% CI OR 95% CI

Age (years) 0.99 0.96–1.03 1.02 0.99–1.05

Race
 White 1.00 1.00
 Black 2.47 1.16–5.27 2.62 1.47–4.65
 Latina 1.36 0.50–3.71 2.33 1.15–4.73

Insurance Coverage
 Private/other 1.00 1.00
 Medicare 2.47 0.88–6.96 1.28 0.64–2.56
 Medicaid 0.94 0.19–4.65 2.52 1.24–5.15
 No insurance 1.67 0.44–6.27 0.93 0.35–2.44

Education
 Less than high school 1.00 1.00
 High school graduate 0.98 0.33–2.92 0.79 0.39–1.62
 Some college or more 1.04 0.41–2.59 0.72 0.38–1.34

Stage
 I 1.00 1.00
 II 0.97 0.46–2.02 1.03 0.55–1.94
 III 0.56 0.20–1.62 0.83 0.34–2.05

Received Systemic Chemotherapy
Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.58 0.61–4.10 1.14 0.53–2.43

Endocrine Therapy Use
 Never 1.00 1.00
 Past 0.54 0.21–1.36 0.67 0.35–1.26
 Current 0.35 0.14–0.86 0.33 0.17–0.64

PCP: Primary Care Physician

Model adjusted for baseline consultation with medical oncologist before breast cancer surgery and geographic location. Model weighted for sample demographics and survey non-response.