Table 3. Social Support and Survival.
SOCIAL SUPPORT MEASURE | HAZARD RATIO (95% confidence interval) | P-VALUE | ADJUSTED* HAZARD RATIO (95% confidence interval) | P-VALUE |
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size of social support group | ||||
0-10 versus 26+ | 1.53 (0.90, 2.61) | 0.12 | 1.30 (0.75, 2.23) | 0.35 |
11-25 versus 26+ | 0.95 (0.53, 1.69) | 0.95 | 0.87 (0.48, 1.57) | 0.63 |
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Living status | ||||
alone versus not | 1.49 (1.01, 2.20) | 0.04 | 1.25 (0.85, 1.86) | 0.26 |
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Marital status | ||||
married versus not | 0.69 (0.47, 1.00) | 0.05 | 0.84 (0.57, 1.26) | 0.40 |
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Emotional/informational support | 1.02 (0.68, 1.52) | 0.92 | 1.00 (0.66, 1.50) | 0.99 |
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Tangible support | 0.98 (0.66, 1.45) | 0.91 | 1.07 (0.72, 1.59) | 0.75 |
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Social interaction support | 0.79 (0.54, 1.16) | 0.23 | 0.80 (0.54, 1.20) | 0.28 |
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Affectionate support | 0.97 (0.65, 1.43) | 0.87 | 0.95 (0.64, 1.42) | 0.81 |
In the multivariate analyses, adjustments were made for tumor burden (a function of tumor size and lymph node status) and number of tumor-positive nodes.