Table 4.

Linear Regression of Factors Associated with Search for Meaning

	Univariate Analysis		Multivariate Analysis
	Coef (95% C.I.)	p	Adj. Coef (95% C.I.)	p
Age
<55 (Ref)	1
55–65	0.25 (−2.19–2.69)	0.84
>65	−0.22 (−2.80–2.35)	0.87
Sex
Male (Ref)	1
Female	0.11 (−1.91–2.12)	0.92
Race/ethnicity
White (Ref)	1		1
Non-white*	5.46 (3.23–7.70)	<0.001	4.62 (2.22–7.02)	<0.001
Educational Level
High school or less (Ref)	1		1
College	−3.68 (−5.99–(−1.36))	0.002	−2.20 (−4.52–0.11)	0.06
Graduate or higher	−1.91 (−4.71–0.89)	0.18	−0.35 (−3.14–2.45)	0.81
Marital Status
Single (Ref)	1		1
Married/Partnered	−2.04 (−4.14–0.05)	0.05	−0.65 (−2.80–1.49)	0.55
Stage
I (Ref)	1
II	−2.46 (−5.31–0.39)	0.09
III	−0.80 (−3.61–2.01)	0.58
IV	−2.28 (−5.33–0.77)	0.14
Cancer Type
Prostate Cancer (Ref)	1
Breast Cancer	−1.62 (−4.87–1.64)	0.33
Head/Neck Cancer	−2.05 (−5.42–1.32)	0.23
GI Cancer	−3.43 (−6.93–0.07)	0.05
Lung Cancer	0.29 (−3.33–3.90)	0.88
GU/Skin/Other Cancers	−1.00 (−4.48–2.48)	0.57
HADS Depression Scale
Not significant (Ref)	1
Subclinical	0.18 (−2.60–2.95)	0.90
Clinically significant	0.71 (−2.31–3.73)	0.65
HADS Anxiety Scale
Not significant (Ref)	1		1
Subclinical	3.88 (1.05–6.71)	0.007	3.59 (0.84–6.34)	0.01
Clinically significant	5.21 (2.00–8.42)	0.002	5.52 (2.41–8.63)	0.001