Table 4.
Factors associated with financial burden and related measures in multivariate analysis
| Sociodemographic factor | Financial burden |
Getting a help/a loan |
Property disposal |
Changing/Stopping care |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 0.543 | 0.869 | 0.921 | 0.651 | ||||
| Female | 0.90 (0.64-1.26) | 0.98 (0.79-1.25) | 1.02 (0.76-1.35) | 0.91 (0.65-1.34) | ||||
| Age (yr) | ||||||||
| < 50 | 0.383 | 0.134 | 0.639 | 0.010 | ||||
| 50-59 | 0.70 (0.36-1.34) | 1.28 (0.82-2.03) | 0.93 (0.54-1.63) | 1.32 (0.60-2.91) | ||||
| 60-69 | 0.56 (0.29-1.09) | 0.98 (0.62-1.56) | 0.83 (0.47-1.45) | 1.25 (0.57-2.73) | ||||
| ≥ 70 | 0.62 (0.30-1.29) | 0.85 (0.52-1.40) | 0.73 (0.40-1.32) | 0.59 (0.26-1.37) | ||||
| Location | ||||||||
| Metropolitan city | 0.988 | 0.010 | 0.579 | 0.560 | ||||
| Province | 0.99 (0.73-1.36) | 1.34 (1.07-1.66) | 1.08 (0.82-1.42) | 1.11 (0.77-1.60) | ||||
| Application type | ||||||||
| NCSPa) | 0.335 | < 0.001 | 0.032 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Medical Aid | 1.17 (0.75-1.80) | 1.62 (1.21-2.16) | 1.08 (0.75-1.54) | 3.01 (1.89-4.78) | ||||
| Lung cancer | 0.86 (0.56-1.29) | 0.73 (0.55-0.99) | 1.26 (0.88-1.81) | 1.67 (1.00-2.79) | ||||
| Childhood cancerb) | 4.67 (0.58-37.90) | 2.24 (1.03-4.88) | 3.18 (1.40-7.22) | 0.76 (0.14-4.01) | ||||
| Registration type | ||||||||
| New | 0.114 | < 0.001 | 0.014 | 0.007 | ||||
| Old | 0.77 (0.55-1.06) | 0.38 (0.31-0.48) | 1.42 (1.07-1.87) | 1.68 (1.15-2.46) | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| Below middle school | 0.583 | 0.985 | 0.283 | 0.468 | ||||
| Middle to high school | 1.17 (0.81-1.71) | 1.01 (0.77-1.31) | 1.23 (0.93-1.75) | 0.81 (0.53-1.24) | ||||
| College or higher | 0.96 (0.58-1.57) | 1.03 (0.72-1.47) | 1.26 (0.82-1.93) | 1.11 (0.62-1.97) | ||||
| Income(KRW)c) | ||||||||
| < 1 million | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.134 | 0.025 | ||||
| 1 million-3 million | 0.60 (0.42-0.87) | 0.56 (0.43-0.74) | 1.07 (0.78-1.48) | 0.59 (0.36-0.96) | ||||
| > 3 million | 0.21 (0.11-0.38) | 0.73 (0.43-1.24) | 0.52 (0.25-1.07) | 0.23 (0.05-1.00) | ||||
| Private insurance | ||||||||
| No | 0.011 | < 0.001 | 0.102 | 0.472 | ||||
| Yes | 0.62 (0.43-0.89) | 3.05 (2.36-3.95) | 0.77 (0.57-1.05) | 0.86 (0.56-1.29) | ||||
| Cancer stage | ||||||||
| 1 | 0.008 | 0.722 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | ||||
| 2-3 | 1.39 (1.01-1.93) | 0.97 (0.77-1.23) | 1.44 (1.07-1.93) | 1.56 (1.04-2.36) | ||||
| 4 | 2.41 (1.28-4.51) | 0.86 (0.61-1.23) | 1.98 (1.33-2.96) | 2.76 (1.67-4.56) | ||||
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; KRW, Korean won.
a)
NCSP, National Cancer Screening Program,
b)
Childhood cancer, parents of childhood cancer patients,
c)
Average monthly income.