Table 1.
Factors Associated with Posttraumatic Growth (Partial Proportional Odds Model): Factors Meeting Proportional Odds Assumption
| Covariate | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| (Female vs. Male) | 1.46 | (1.32– 1.61) | <0.0001 |
| Education Level | |||
| (>High School vs. <=High School) | 0.88 | (0.76– 1.02) | 0.09 |
| (Post Graduate vs. <=High School) | 0.90 | (0.74– 1.09) | 0.27 |
| Ever Been Employed | |||
| (Yes vs. No) | 1.00 | (0.87– 1.13) | 0.95 |
| Marital Status | |||
| (Married/Living as Married vs. Single) | 1.08 | (0.88– 1.33) | 0.44 |
| (Divorced/Separated/Widow vs. Single) | 1.13 | (1.00– 1.27) | 0.04 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| (Other vs. non-Hispanic White) | 1.23 | (1.06– 1.43) | <0.01 |
| Years since Diagnosis | |||
| (20–24 vs. 15–19) | 0.92 | (0.82– 1.05) | 0.21 |
| (25–29 vs. 15–19) | 0.91 | (0.80– 1.05) | 0.21 |
| (30–34 vs. 15–19) | 0.86 | (0.72– 1.03) | 0.11 |
| Subsequent Malignant Neoplasm(SMN) or recurrence | |||
| (Yes vs. No) | 1.62 | (1.42– 1.85) | <0.0001 |
| Chemotherapy | |||
| (Anthracyclines/Alkylators vs. None) | 1.70 | (1.50– 1.93) | <0.0001 |
| (Other Drugs vs. None) | 1.28 | (1.09– 1.51) | <0.01 |
| Brain Radiation Therapy(RT) | |||
| (RT not to site vs. No RT) | 1.01 | (0.90– 1.14) | 0.83 |
| (RT to site or Total Body Irradiation vs. No RT) | 1.12 | (0.99– 1.26) | 0.08 |
| (RT, Unknown site vs. No RT) | 1.50 | (1.10– 2.05) | <0.01 |
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Factors not Meeting Proportional Odds Assumptions
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥4th Quartile | ≥3rd Quartile | ≥2nd Quartile | |||||||
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| Odds Ratio | 95 % CI | p-value | Odds Ratio | 95 % CI | p-value | Odds Ratio | 95 % CI | p-value | |
| Personal Income | |||||||||
| ($20K–$39,999 vs <$20K) | 1.08 | (0.92– 1.26) | 0.34 | 1.13 | (0.98– 1.30) | 0.10 | 1.11 | (0.95– 1.30) | 0.19 |
| ($40K > vs <$20K) | 0.79 | (0.66– 0.94) | <0.01 | 0.96 | (0.82– 1.12) | 0.60 | 1.18 | (0.99– 1.41) | 0.06 |
| PTSS (Quartile) | |||||||||
| 2nd vs 1st | 1.12 | (0.94– 1.33) | 0.21 | 1.35 | (1.17– 1.57) | <0.0001 | 1.51 | (1.29– 1.77) | <0.0001 |
| 3rd vs 1st | 1.10 | (0.92– 1.32) | 0.30 | 1.50 | (1.28– 1.75) | <0.0001 | 2.03 | (1.70– 2.42) | <0.0001 |
| 4th vs 1st | 1.07 | (0.90– 1.29) | 0.43 | 1.30 | (1.12– 1.52) | <0.001 | 2.16 | (1.80– 2.58) | <0.0001 |
| Age at Diagnosis (years) | |||||||||
| (5–9 vs 0–4) | 1.1 | (0.93– 1.31) | 0.27 | 1.22 | (1.05– 1.42) | <0.01 | 1.37 | (1.16– 1.62) | <0.001 |
| (10–14 vs 0–4) | 1.31 | (1.09– 1.57) | <0.01 | 1.49 | (1.27– 1.74) | <0.0001 | 1.63 | (1.35– 1.96) | <0.0001 |
| (15–20 vs 0–4) | 1.29 | (1.06– 1.56) | 0.01 | 1.60 | (1.35– 1.91) | <0.0001 | 2.13 | (1.74– 2.62) | <0.0001 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; PTSS = posttraumatic stress symptoms; PTSS Quartile 1 = PSDS Total Score of 0; PTSS Quartile 2 = PSDS Total Score of 1–3; PTSS Quartile 3 = PSDS Total Score of 4–8; PTSS Quartile 4 = PSDS Total Score of 9–51. PTG Quartile 1 = PTGI Total Score of 0–33; PTG Quartile 2 = PTGI Total Score of 34–58; PTG Quartile 3 = PTGI Total Score of 59–75; PTG Quartile 4 = PTGI Total Score of 76–105.