Table 3.
Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of unmet needs predicting missed appointments in a sample of Latino and Black (African-American, Afro-Caribbean and/or African Immigrant) cancer patients
| Unmet Needs | Latino | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Adjusted | Univariate | Adjusted | |||||
| OR | CI | OR | CI | OR | CI | OR | CI | |
| Financial | 2.01 | (.77-5.22) | 2.12 | (.61-7.38) | 1.36 | (.69-2.70) | 1.74 | (.72-4.21) |
| Transportation | 1.29 | (.63-2.63) | 1.28 | (.52-3.11) | .72 | (.43-1.18) | 1.01 | (.53-1.90) |
| Food | 1.32 | (.59-2.98) | 1.17 | (.43-3.16) | .77 | (.42-1.40) | .80 | (.36-1.78) |
| Health Insurance | .11 | (.03-1.46) | .38 | (.05-3.09) | 2.52 | (1.43-4.45)*** | 3.80 | (1.82-7.93)*** |
| Health Law | 2.51 | (1.04-6.02)* | 2.53 | (.76-8.45) | 2.38 | (1.21-4.66)* | 3.07 | (1.37-6.87)* |
| Legal | .75 | (.22-2.51) | .62 | (.13-2.89) | .99 | (.51-1.93) | 1.45 | (.62-3.36) |
| Housing | 3.10 | (1.53-6.26)* | 1.49 | (.53-4.15) | 3.31 | (1.93-5.65)*** | 3.25 | (1.64-6.46)*** |
| Supportive Care Services | 1.79 | (.87-3.69) | 1.48 | (.54-4.06) | 1.90 | (1.12-3.21)* | 2.27 | (1.18-4.34)* |
| High Needs1 | 3.36 | (1.66-6.80)*** | 2.41 | (1.03-5.60)* | 2.02 | (1.24-3.29)* | 3.24 | (1.74-6.04)*** |
Note.
1
High Needs: Four or more needs. Adjusted for: Age, gender, marital status, educational level, monthly income, insurance status and time since diagnosis.
*
p < .05
*
8 p < .01
***
p < .001