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. 2018 Apr;9(2):282–294. doi: 10.21037/jgo.2017.11.14

Table 2. Characteristics predictive for ART delivery on multivariable logistic regression analysis.

Characteristic Odds ratio 95% confidence interval P value
Age
   <60 1 (reference)
   60–70 1.260 1.038–1.531 0.019
   >70 1.569 1.184–2.079 0.002
Sex
   Male 1 (reference)
   Female 0.969 0.773–1.214 0.783
Race
   White 1 (reference)
   African American 0.897 0.568–1.417 0.641
   Hispanic 0.988 0.553–1.765 0.967
   Other/not recorded 0.773 0.443–1.348 0.364
Histology
   Adenocarcinoma 1 (reference)
   Squamous cell 1.496 1.162–1.927 0.002
cT stage
   T1b 1 (reference)
   T2 0.660 0.304–1.432 0.293
   T3 0.647 0.302–1.389 0.262
   T4a 2.823 0.763–10.437 0.120
pN stage
   N 0 1 (reference)
   N1 1.080 0.911–1.281 0.377
   N2–3 1.736 1.281–2.351 <0.0001
Charlson Deyo score
   0 1 (reference)
   1 1.000 0.822–1.218 0.997
   2 1.166 0.801–1.696 0.423
Tumor location
   Cervical/upper 1 (reference)
   Thoracic/middle 0.610 0.279–1.333 0.215
   Abdominal/lower 0.603 0.280–1.298 0.196
   Overlapping 0.673 0.290–1.563 0.358
Facility type
   Non academic 1 (reference)
   Academic 1.639 1.383–1.942 <0.0001
Insurance
   Medicaid 1 (reference)
   Private 1.355 0.928–1.977 0.115
   Medicare 1.090 0.726–1.636 0.678
   Not insured 0.968 0.518–1.807 0.917
Income
   <$46,000 1 (reference)
   $46,000+ 0.932 0.788–1.101 0.407
Year of diagnosis
   2004–2008 1 (reference)
   2009–2013 3.406 2.797–4.147 <0.0001
Distance from facility
   ≤20 miles 1 (reference)
   >20 miles 0.894 0.749–1.067 0.214
Region
   Northeast 1 (reference)
   Southeast 1.157 0.922–1.452 0.208
   Southwest 3.067 1.628–5.775 0.001
   Midwest 0.686 0.557–0.845 <0.0001
   West 1.263 0.965–1.652 0.088

ART, advanced radiotherapy technique.