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. 2015 Dec 14;10(12):e0144880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144880

Table 3. Odds Ratios for Factors Associated with the Majority of Current Work Involving Cancer Prevention.

Cancer Prevention Work Odds Ratio (95% CI) Cancer Prevention Research Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Population Group
 Fellowship Applicants 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Fellowship Alumni 4.99 (1.91–13.0) 4.26 (1.38–13.2)
Age (yrs)
 <40 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 40–49 0.77 (0.26–2.19) 0.61 (0.19–1.99)
 ≥50 0.56 (0.12–2.52) 0.54 (0.11–2.68)
Sex
 Male 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Female 0.41 (0.13–1.31) 1.09 (0.33–3.62)
Race/Ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Other 0.87 (0.34–2.26) 1.15 (0.41–3.20)
Cohort
 1987–1996 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 1997–2001 1.14 (0.28–4.67) 0.99 (0.22–4.56)
 2002–2006 1.37 (0.27–7.01) 1.21 (0.22–6.79)
 2007–2011 2.18 (0.37–12.7) 2.91 (0.43–19.6)
Doctoral Degree
 PhD 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Other 0.29 (0.07–1.18) 0.27 (0.06–1.21)
Epidemiology or Social/Behavioral Science
 No 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Yes 4.31 (1.67–11.2) 2.67 (0.97–7.36)
Biomedicine
 No 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Yes 0.65 (0.23–1.86) 1.09 (0.36–3.27)
Employer
 Other 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Government 6.79 (1.58–29.1) 6.33 (1.37–29.4)
 University/research center 7.40 (1.65–33.2) 7.56 (1.56–36.6)
No. years in current job
 <5 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 5–9 1.05 (0.40–2.76) 2.14 (0.73–6.30)
 ≥10 1.38 (0.40–4.77) 1.99 (0.48–8.30)