Table 3.
Uptake of Tamoxifen According to Participant Characteristics and Univariable and Multivariable Logistic Regression Model (n = 258)
| Uptake, n (%) | Univariable |
Multivariable |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | ||
| Age | |||||
| ≤35 Yearsa | 1 (3.8)a | – | – | ||
| 36-49 Years | 29 (17.3) | 1.46 (0.63-3.39) | .378 | 1.19 (0.44-3.18) | .731 |
| ≥50 Years | 8 (12.5) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Children | |||||
| Yes | 36 (17.6) | 5.43 (1.26-23.34) | .023 | 3.66 (0.76-17.64) | .106 |
| No | 2 (3.8) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Ethnic Groupa | |||||
| White | 37 (15) | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 1 (11.1) | – | – | – | – |
| Education Level | |||||
| Degree or above | 20 (17.2) | 1.41 (0.71-2.82) | .327 | 1.50 (0.66-3.42) | .335 |
| Below degree level | 18 (12.9) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Health Status | |||||
| Poora | 0 | – | – | ||
| Fair | 5 (10.6) | 0.68 (0.20-2.32) | .538 | 0.53 (0.13-2.13) | .372 |
| Good | 25 (16.6) | 1.13 (0.46-2.82) | .787 | 0.97 (0.37-2.60) | .958 |
| Excellent | 7 (14.9) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Risk Level | |||||
| Moderate | 24 (15.1) | 1.05 (0.52-2.15) | .885 | 0.84 (0.38-1.82) | .651 |
| High | 14 (14.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Uncleara | 0 | – | |||
| SES | |||||
| Low (most deprived) | 7 (11.9) | 0.78 (0.30-2.03) | .613 | 1.23 (0.44-3.39) | .695 |
| Middle | 14 (16.3) | 1.13 (0.52-2.47) | .759 | 1.38(0.57-3.33) | .479 |
| High (least deprived) | 16 (14.7) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Employment | |||||
| Full-time | 32 (14.5) | Ref | Ref | ||
| All other employment | 6 (16.2) | 1.14 (0.44-2.96) | .783 | 1.82 (0.63-5.22) | .269 |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married or cohabiting | 33 (16.7) | 2.16 (0.80-5.81) | .127 | 1.47 (0.44-4.93) | .534 |
| Unmarried | 5 (8.5) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Medication Belief Group | |||||
| Group 1 (low need, lower concerns) | 33 (18.3) | 3.28 (1.23-8.75) | .018 | 3.37 (1.08-10.51) | .036 |
| Group 2 (low need, higher concerns) | 5 (6.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
Bold P values indicate statistical significance P < .05.
Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio; Ref = reference; SES = socioeconomic status.
a
Category not included in univariable and multivariable analyses because of insufficient cases; the multivariable model included 213 respondents.