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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Med. 2018 Oct;25(5):569–578. doi: 10.1007/s12529-018-9730-3

Table 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Logistic Regressions Examining Correlates of Higher Worrya about Harm from MIR among Cancer Survivors (N=452)

Variables Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Factor
p-value
Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
Factor
p-value
Demographicsb
Gender
  Male 1.00 [Referent] .563 1.00 [Referent] .166
  Female 1.16 (0.7 – 1.92) 1.59 (0.84 – 3.04)
Age
  [10-unit Increase] 0.96 (0.77 – 1.19) .685 0.86 (0.65 – 1.13) .284
Race/Ethnicity
  White 1.00 [Referent] <.001*** 1.00 [Referent] .271
  Black 4.66 (2.1 – 10.34)*** 2.9 (0.76 – 11.02)
  All Other 2.2 (0.87 – 5.54) 0.9 (0.35 – 2.31)
Education
  Less than High School 3.34 (1.2 – 9.29)* .074+ 1.11 (0.32 – 3.84) .685
  High School/College grad 1.22 (0.68 – 2.18) 0.8 (0.45 – 1.45)
  Post-Graduate Degree 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
Income
  <$50,000 per year 2.25 (1.44 – 3.5)*** <.001*** 1.92 (1.11 – 3.33)* .025*
  >=$50,000 per year 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
Born in United States
  Yes 1.00 [Referent] .044* 1.00 [Referent] .089+
  No 3.44 (1.06 – 11.11)* 2.68 (0.88 – 8.15)+
General Health Self-Assessment
  Poor-Fair 4.79 (2.54 – 9.04)*** <.001*** 4.07 (2.06 – 8.01)*** <.001***
  Good-Excellent 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
Health Insurance
  Yes 1.35 (0.31 – 5.84) .690 2.35 (0.45 – 12.19) .316
  No 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
PHQ-4 Anxiety
  Low General Anxiety 1.00 [Referent] .267 1.00 [Referent] .760
  High General Anxiety 1.83 (0.64 – 5.26) 1.18 (0.41 – 3.39)
Trust in Physicianc
Trust in Cancer Info from Doctor
  A lot 1.00 [Referent] .535 1.00 [Referent] .760
  < A lot 1.2 (0.67 – 2.15) 0.90 (0.45 – 1.78)
Cancer Treatmentsd
Time Since Treatment Completion
  Tx > 10yrs 1.00 [Referent] .011* 1.00 [Referent] .031*
  Tx 0–10yrs 2.48 (1.27 – 4.85)* 2.43 (1.12 – 5.27)*
Chemotherapy
  Yes 1.53 (0.76 – 3.06) .238 0.84 (0.35 – 2.02) .707
  No 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
Radiation
  Yes 2.34 (1.37 – 3.98)** .003** 1.97 (0.94 – 4.14)+ .083+
  No 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
Surgery
  Yes 0.91 (0.56 – 1.48) .709 1.66 (0.69 – 4.02) .267
  No 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]
Other
  Yes 1.27 (0.6 – 2.68) .537 1.58 (0.62 – 4.04) .350
  No 1.00 [Referent] 1.00 [Referent]

Abbreviations: MIR, medical imaging radiation; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PHQ, Physician’s Health Questionnaire.

a

Worry was dichotomized as none/a little versus some/a lot.

b

The adjusted odds ratios for each demographic variable are adjusted for all of the other demographic variables.

c

The adjusted odds ratio for the Trust in Physician variable is adjusted for all of the demographic variables.

d

The adjusted odds ratio for each Cancer Treatment variable is adjusted for all of the demographic variables and for the other Cancer Treatment variables.