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. 2014 Dec 29;33(5):479–491. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.4863

Table 4.

Prevalence Ratios and 95% CIs for Adverse Health Outcomes by Chronic Condition Status

Variable General Health
Mental Health
Functional Health
Activity Limitation
Cancer-Related Pain
Cancer-Related Anxiety
Any Adverse Health Status Domain
PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI
Any versus no chronic condition, grade 3-4* 2.39 2.17 to 2.64 1.78 1.63 to 1.95 3.25 2.97 to 3.55 3.20 2.91 to 3.53 2.41 2.15 to 2.69 1.56 1.42 to 1.72 2.37 2.21 to 2.54
One versus no chronic condition, grade 3-4* 1.96 1.76 to 2.19 1.53 1.38 to 1.69 2.62 2.38 to 2.89 2.53 2.28 to 2.82 2.25 1.99 to 2.55 1.41 1.26 to 1.57 1.99 1.85 to 2.15
Two or more versus no chronic conditions, grade 3-4* 3.80 3.33 to 4.34 2.63 2.32 to 2.98 5.45 4.81 to 6.17 5.41 4.75 to 6.16 2.87 2.45 to 3.37 2.03 1.76 to 2.34 3.95 3.53 to 4.42
Organ system-specific versus no organ-specific chronic condition, grade 3-4*
    Second malignancy 1.80 1.49 to 2.19 1.22 1.01 to 1.46 1.54 1.28 to 1.84 1.45 1.20 to 1.76 1.29 1.03 to 1.63 1.70 1.41 to 2.05 1.55 1.33 to 1.80
    Vision/hearing/speech 1.69 1.44 to 1.98 1.47 1.26 to 1.70 2.56 2.23 to 2.95 1.42 1.21 to 1.66 1.35 1.12 to 1.64 1.15 0.97 to 1.37 1.77 1.56 to 2.01
    Endocrine 1.24 1.05 to 1.45 1.41 1.23 to 1.62 1.11 0.96 to 1.29 1.17 1.00 to 1.37 1.26 1.05 to 1.52 1.24 1.06 to 1.46 1.30 1.16 to 1.46
    Respiratory 3.10 2.25 to 4.28 2.63 1.83 to 3.78 2.42 1.72 to 3.41 3.14 2.19 to 4.50 2.57 1.69 to 3.91 2.14 1.44 to 3.17 2.46 1.70 to 3.56
    Cardiac 2.72 2.30 to 3.21 1.72 1.47 to 2.03 2.36 2.00 to 2.79 2.89 2.45 to 3.41 1.31 1.06 to 1.62 1.23 1.01 to 1.50 2.41 2.07 to 2.80
    Gastrointestinal 1.44 1.13 to 1.84 1.29 1.04 to 1.61 1.29 1.03 to 1.61 1.41 1.10 to 1.81 1.30 0.98 to 1.71 1.48 1.17 to 1.87 1.34 1.13 to 1.60
    Renal 1.78 1.16 to 2.74 1.55 1.02 to 2.35 1.94 1.21 to 3.11 1.77 1.11 to 2.83 1.09 0.61 to 1.94 0.98 0.55 to 1.75 1.77 1.15 to 2.74
    Musculoskeletal 1.15 0.96 to 1.37 1.05 0.89 to 1.25 1.90 1.63 to 2.22 3.55 3.05 to 4.14 3.20 2.71 to 3.78 1.10 0.91 to 1.32 2.08 1.82 to 2.37
    Neurologic 2.19 1.82 to 2.62 2.13 1.81 to 2.52 5.30 4.46 to 6.30 4.31 3.62 to 5.13 2.48 2.02 to 3.05 1.59 1.33 to 1.92 3.78 3.17 to 4.49
    Other hematologic 1.49 1.18 to 1.87 1.30 1.04 to 1.63 1.52 1.21 to 1.91 1.46 1.16 to 1.82 1.39 1.07 to 1.81 1.21 0.95 to 1.55 1.57 1.30 to 1.88

Abbreviation: PR, prevalence ratio.

*

Chronic conditions according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0.

Includes blot clots and aplastic anemia; all generalized estimating equations adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, age at questionnaire administration, age at diagnosis, body mass index, smoking status, physical activity level, and within-person correlation.