Table 3.

Association between demographic and clinical variables and need to refer to trained personnel for an individualized exercise program, or supervision of exercise

Variable	Univariable OR (95% CI)a	P	Multivariable OR (95% CI)a	P
Age
Quintile 1 – 45±6 yr.	1.00		1.00
Quintile 2 – 56±3 yr.	2.16 (1.10–4.25)	0.026	1.84 (0.85–3.99)	0.124
Quintile 3 – 66±3 yr.	3.12 (1.51–6.43)	0.002	2.96 (1.29–6.77)	0.010
Quintile 4 – 80±6 yr.	3.64 (1.70–7.78)	0.001	2.79 (1.11–7.02)	0.029
Sex
Male	1.00		1.00
Female	0.97 (0.58–1.61)	0.904	1.11 (0.61–2.04)	0.726
Race
White	1.00		1.00
Black	1.22 (0.59–2.50)	0.594	0.99 (0.43–2.27)	0.974
Other	0.49 (0.24–0.98)	0.044	0.45 (0.20–1.01)	0.053
Tobacco Use
Never	1.00		1.00
Former	1.87 (1.01–3.46)	0.046	1.12 (0.56–2.25)	0.740
Current	0.79 (0.41–1.51)	0.471	0.50 (0.23–1.08)	0.077
Type of Cancer
Colon	1.00		1.00
Rectal	1.04 (0.61–1.77)	0.879	0.82 (0.33–2.02)	0.660
Stage
I	1.00		1.00
II	1.52 (0.73–3.20)	0.265	0.92 (0.39–2.21)	0.853
III	1.12 (0.63–2.10)	0.692	0.77 (0.31–1.91)	0.569
Chemotherapy
No	1.00		1.00
Yes	1.04 (0.62–1.74)	0.874	1.57 (0.60–4.12)	0.362
Radiation
No	1.00		1.00
Yes	1.23 (0.67–2.24)	0.506	1.56 (0.51–4.82)	0.437
Charlson Comorbidity Index
0	1.00		1.00
1	4.94 (1.71–14.27)	0.003	4.27 (1.38–13.20)	0.012
≥2	34.10 (4.65–250.19)	0.001	32.14 (4.26–242.28)	0.001

^aOdds Ratio (OR) from Logistic Regression and 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI).