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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Sep 17;160(1):153–162. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3982-x

Table 2.

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with the use of MDC and MDCSD.

MDC (n=2,538 (2.8%)) MDCSD (n=357 (0.40%))
Odds Ratio [95% CI] p Odds Ratio [95% CI] p
Age of Diagnosis 0.99 0.98 0.99 <0.001 1.00 0.98 1.01 0.678
Year of Diagnosis 1.13 1.11 1.14 <0.001 1.13 1.10 1.17 <0.001
Gender
 Male 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Female 1.57 0.90 2.73 0.114 *
Charlson Comorbidity Index 1.01 0.96 1.06 0.765 0.93 0.80 1.07 0.303
Elixhauser Comorbidity Score 1.00 0.99 1.02 0.705 0.99 0.95 1.03 0.493
Race
 White 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Black 1.65 1.41 1.94 <0.001 3.22 2.31 4.48 <0.001
 Asian 0.40 0.26 0.62 <0.001 1.00 *
 Hispanic 0.96 0.60 1.53 0.860 0.40 0.06 2.92 0.369
 Other/Unknown 0.88 0.64 1.20 0.420 0.70 0.26 1.90 0.483
Marital Status
 Not married 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Married 0.94 0.86 1.02 0.117 0.99 0.80 1.24 0.947
Region
 Northeast 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Midwest 3.67 3.17 4.25 <0.001 5.17 3.68 7.25 <0.001
 West 2.18 1.92 2.48 <0.001 1.64 1.18 2.28 0.003
 South 1.27 1.09 1.49 0.003 0.23 0.12 0.44 <0.001
Population Density
 Big Metro 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Metro 0.82 0.74 0.90 <0.001 0.56 0.43 0.74 <0.001
 Urban 0.78 0.65 0.94 0.008 0.57 0.34 0.96 0.034
 Less Urban/Rural 0.54 0.45 0.65 <0.001 0.32 0.19 0.54 <0.001
Median Education 0.99 0.98 0.99 <0.001 0.99 0.97 1.00 0.030
Median Income 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.505 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.089
Tumor Size (mm) 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.552 0.99 0.98 1.00 0.167
AJCC Stage
 Stage I 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Stage II 1.06 0.95 1.18 0.286 1.01 0.75 1.36 0.963
 Stage III 0.98 0.76 1.26 0.880 1.13 0.56 2.28 0.733
Histology
 Ductal 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Lobular 1.11 0.97 1.26 0.128 1.29 0.93 1.79 0.131
 Other/Unknown 1.09 0.83 1.43 0.524 1.00 0.47 2.15 0.994
Elixscore 1.00 0.99 1.02 0.705 0.99 0.95 1.03 0.493
Tumor Grade
 Well 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Moderate 1.07 0.97 1.18 0.192 0.97 0.75 1.26 0.847
 Poor 1.02 0.90 1.15 0.793 0.92 0.67 1.26 0.614
 Undifferentiated 1.23 0.83 1.83 0.309 1.07 0.33 3.42 0.910
 Missing 0.82 0.67 1.00 0.049 0.55 0.30 1.00 0.050
First Breast Cancer 1.50 1.34 1.67 <0.001 1.18 0.87 1.60 0.300
Lumpectomy
 No 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Yes 1.17 1.05 1.30 0.003 0.56 0.43 0.73 <0.001
Nodes Examined 0.98 0.98 0.99 <0.001 0.99 0.97 1.01 0.177
Nodes Positive 1.00 0.98 1.02 0.955 0.95 0.88 1.02 0.161
Chemotherapy
 No 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent -- 1.01 0.177
 Yes 1.05 0.94 1.16 0.389 1.18 0.90 1.54 0.240
Radiotherapy
 No 1.00 Referent -- 1.00 Referent --
 Yes 1.44 1.31 1.58 <0.001 2.07 1.60 2.69 <0.001

MDC = multidisciplinary care, all patients receiving multidisciplinary care (includes patients receiving MDC on samedate, and different dates). MDCSD = same-day multidisciplinary care. SD = standard deviation. Cens = census-derived