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Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Oncol. 2014 Jan 17;5(2):190–196. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2013.12.006

Table 4.

Predictors of pain at six months post diagnosis in younger versus older groups.

Step	Variable	Younger			Older
Step	Variable	β	p	R²	β	p	R²
1	Comorbidity	.09	.22	.06 ^**	.31	.01	.11 ^**
1	Social support	−.24	.00		−.12	.29
2	Comorbidity	.11	.17	.07 ^*	.28	.01	.16 ^**
	Social support	−.24	.00		−.12	.28
	Advanced stage	−.08	.37		.04	.79
	Adjuvant treatment	.01	.95		−.24	.07
3	Comorbidity	.07	.23	.42 ^**	.15	.09	.54 ^**
	Social support	−.09	.14		−.03	.76
	Advanced stage	−.10	.18		.05	.60
	Adjuvant treatment	−.04	.63		−.22	.03
	Combat PTSD	.06	.33		.19	.05
	Depression	.59	.00		.52	.00

Variables with beta weight and p values in bold denote statistically significant predictor variables in the regression model.

p < 0.05.

^**

p < 0.01.