Table 3.
Univariable analysis demonstrating factors associated with receiving a shorter fractionation cycle.
| Category | Hypofractionation vs ≥10 fractions |
|
|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Treating hospital, no. (%) | ||
| Safety-net hospital | Reference | |
| Private hospital | 1.55 (0.33-7.41) | 0.582 |
| Sex, no. (%) | ||
| Male | Reference | |
| Female | 2.64 (0.85-8.24) | 0.095 |
| Age, no. (%) | ||
| <65 years | Reference | |
| 65+ years | 1.38 (0.44-4.38) | 0.585 |
| Comorbidity, no. (%) | ||
| Low | Reference | |
| High | 0.66 (0.17-2.50) | 0.539 |
| SES, no. (%) | ||
| Low | Reference | |
| High | 2.98 (0.88-10.12) | 0.080 |
| KPS, no. (%) | ||
| Good | Reference | |
| Fair | 1.75 (0.43-7.02) | 0.433 |
| Poor | 2.67 (0.54-13.21) | 0.300 |
| Location | ||
| Brain | Reference | |
| Bone | 8.77 (1.11-69.16) | 0.039 |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; KPS = Karnofsky performance status; no. = number; OR = odds ratio; SES = socioeconomic status.