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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2016 Mar 29;122(12):1905–1912. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30001

Table 4. Analysis of race and LEE source predicting accuracy of patient's LEE within 12 months of actual survival, N=229.

LEE within 12 months actual survival, n(%)

Yes (N=90; 39.3) No(N=139; 60.7) Univariable Regression Multivariable Regression
Sample Characteristic OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
White 86 (95.6) 112 (80.6) 5.18 (1.75-15.37) .003 3.54 (1.13-11.07) .03
Age; Mean±SD 63.2±12.3 58.1±12.1 1.04 (1.01-1.06) .003
Married 52 (59.1) 95 (68.3) 0.67 (0.38-1.17) .16 0.52 (0.28-0.98) .04
Insured 73 (83.9) 103 (75.2) 1.72 (0.86-3.43) .12
Education; Mean±SD 13.6±3.2 13.5±3.4 1.00 (0.92-1.09) .96
Catholic 46 (51.1) 43 (30.9) 2.33 (1.35-4.04) .002
Muslim 0 (0.0) 1 (0.7) 0.00 (0.00-I) .99
Pentecostal 2 (2.2) 0 (0.0) 0.00 (0.00-I) .99
Baptist 5 (5.6) 17 (12.2) 0.42 (0.15-1.19) .10
Study site
 Simmons Center 4 (4.4) 21 (15.2) 0.26 (0.09-0.78) .02
 Parkland Hospital 13 (14.4) 33 (23.9) 0.54 (0.27-1.09) .09
 DFCI/MGHa 10 (11.1) 22 (15.9) 0.66 (0.30-1.47) .31
 NHOHb 47 (52.2) 22 (15.9) 5.76 (3.11-10.66) <.001 4.71 (2.48-8.94) <.001
Lung cancer 27 (30.3) 32 (23.5) 1.42 (0.78-2.58) .26
Charlson Index; Mean±SD 9.0±3.0 7.9±4.1 1.09 (1.00-1.20) .06
LEE Source
 Medical Provider 24 (26.7) 18 (12.9) 2.44 (1.24-4.83) .01
 Personal Belief 60 (66.7) 102 (73.4) 0.73 (0.41-1.29) .28
 Religious Belief 3 (3.3) 12 (8.6) 0.36 (0.10-1.33) .13
a

DFCI=Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; MGH=Massachusetts General Hospital.

b

NHOH=New Hampshire Oncology Hematology.

Note. Accurate within 12 months: No=0, Yes=1; Marital status: Other=0, Married=1; Insured: No=0, Yes=1; White: No-0, Yes=1; Religious affiliations: No=0, Yes=1; Study sites: No=0, Yes=1; Lung cancer: No=0, Yes=1; LEE source: No=0, Yes=1.