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Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 Apr;42(4):355–362. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000529

Table 4.

Risk factors for Mental Illness and Depression among Colorectal Cancer Survivors (11-11-18 Update)

0-2 Years after Cancer Diagnosis >2-5 Years after Cancer Diagnosis >5 Years after Cancer Diagnosis
Mental Illness Depression Mental Illness Depression Mental Illness Depression
Factor HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Procedure (-ostomy)1
 None Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Colostomy only 1.8 (1.48, 2.18) 1.99 (1.52, 2.61) 1.54 (0.99, 2.39) 2.23 (1.46, 3.4) 1.55 (0.98, 2.46) 1.19 (0.65, 2.17)
 Ileostomy only 1.13 (0.57, 2.28) 3.13 (1.55, 6.31) 1.17 (0.29, 4.7) 1.01 (0.14, 7.21) 1.13 (0.28, 4.57) 3.52 (1.3, 9.54)
 Colostomy or Ileostomy 1.61 (0.89, 2.91) 1.39 (0.45, 4.33) 1.4 (0.45, 4.36) - - 1.89 (0.84, 4.24) 1.1 (0.27, 4.41)
Treatment1
 Surgery Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Radiation (RT) 2.48 (1.03, 5.98) 2.74 (0.68, 11.02) - - - - - - - -
 Chemotherapy 2.28 (1.7, 3.06) 2.04 (1.27, 3.29) 4.36 (1.08, 17.63) 6.58 (2.41, 17.94) - - - -
 Surgery + RT 0.93 (0.53, 1.65) 1.45 (0.72, 2.92) 1.17 (0.48, 2.84) 1.7 (0.63, 4.6) 0.8 (0.33, 1.94) 0.38 (0.05, 2.69)
 Surgery + Chemo 1.34 (1.17, 1.54) 1.23 (0.99, 1.52) 1.23 (1.05, 1.59) 1.2 (0.87, 1.66) 0.85 (0.66, 1.1) 0.89 (0.64, 1.25)
 RT + Chemo 1.82 (1.31, 2.53) 1.4 (0.76, 2.55) 3.02 (1.34, 6.78) 2.92 (1.08, 7.89) 2.06 (0.51, 8.27) 1.18 (0.17, 8.48)
 Surgery + RT + Chemo 1.5 (1.3, 1.74) 1.73 (1.39, 2.16) 1.45 (1.09, 1.91) 1.25 (0.87, 1.8) 0.71 (0.52, 0.97) 1.2 (0.86, 1.66)
 No Treatment 1.38 (1.04, 1.84) 1.33 (0.82, 2.14) 0.8 (0.26, 2.5) - - 0.65 (0.16, 2.63) 1.83 (0.68, 4.96)
AJCC Stage1
 I Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 II 1.31 (1.13, 1.51) 1.38 (1.11, 1.72) 1.15 (0.9, 1.48) 1.02 (0.74, 1.41) 0.99 (0.81, 1.21) 1.03 (0.79, 1.35)
 III 1.34 (1.17, 1.53) 1.35 (1.1, 1.67) 1.38 (1.09, 1.74) 1.39 (1.03, 1.87) 0.86 (0.69, 1.07) 1.08 (0.81, 1.43)
 IV 1.71 (1.48, 1.99) 1.68 (1.32, 2.13) 2.63 (1.84, 3.74) 2.59 (1.68, 3.98) 1.03 (0.58, 1.85) 0.92 (0.43, 1.98)
Baseline CCI4
 0 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 1+ 1.1 (0.99, 1.22) 1.53 (1.31, 1.79) 1.23 (1.01, 1.49) 1.12 (0.88, 1.44) 1.67 (1.39, 2.00) 1.51 (1.19, 1.91)
Baseline BMI5
 < 18 kg/m^2 0.87 (0.53, 1.44) 1.12 (0.58, 2.19) 1.37 (0.64, 2.93) 0.87 (0.28, 2.75) 1.08 (0.51, 2.3) 0.57 (0.14, 2.33)
 18 - 24.9 kg/m^2 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 25 - 29.9 kg/m^2 0.93 (0.83, 1.05) 0.99 (0.82, 1.2) 0.94 (0.75, 1.17) 0.92 (0.69, 1.23) 1.08 (0.89, 1.33) 1 (0.77, 1.31)
 > 30 kg/m^2 0.98 (0.85, 1.12) 1.37 (1.12, 1.68) 1.09 (0.85, 1.4) 1.26 (0.92, 1.72) 1.11 (0.88, 1.41) 1.24 (0.92, 1.67)
Cancer Site1
 Cecum Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Ascending Colon 0.86 (0.7, 1.05) 1 (0.74, 1.36) 1.29 (0.88, 1.9) 1.75 (1.07, 2.86) 0.82 (0.58, 1.15) 0.86 (0.55, 1.35)
 Hepatitic Flexure 0.9 (0.64, 1.28) 0.77 (0.43, 1.37) 1.65 (0.92, 2.97) 0.8 (0.28, 2.27) 0.81 (0.44, 1.52) 1.7 (0.96, 3.02)
 Transverse Colon 1.1 (0.86, 1.41) 1.45 (1.03, 2.06) 1.76 (1.12, 2.76) 2.18 (1.24, 3.84) 0.79 (0.48, 1.3) 0.83 (0.44, 1.56)
 Spleneic Flexure 0.65 (0.43, 0.99) 1.07 (0.61, 1.88) 1.68 (0.93, 3.02) 1.75 (0.77, 4) 0.93 (0.54, 1.61) 1.03 (0.49, 2.18)
 Descending Colon 0.81 (0.6, 1.08) 1.03 (0.67, 1.59) 1.28 (0.77, 2.13) 1.41 (0.71, 2.81) 0.64 (0.39, 1.04) 0.49 (0.24, 1.04)
 Sigmoid Colon 0.85 (0.72, 1) 0.82 (0.63, 1.07) 1.05 (0.76, 1.47) 1.33 (0.86, 2.06) 0.92 (0.71, 1.19) 0.87 (0.61, 1.23)
 Large Intestine 1.24 (0.84, 1.82) 1.17 (0.63, 2.19) 1.2 (0.43, 3.3) 2.13 (0.75, 6.04) 0.23 (0.03, 1.62) - -
 Rectosigmoid Junction 1.17 (0.94, 1.45) 1.27 (0.91, 1.76) 1.52 (0.99, 2.35) 1.47 (0.82, 2.64) 1.02 (0.7, 1.5) 0.79 (0.46, 1.36)
 Rectum 1.08 (0.93, 1.27) 1.09 (0.85, 1.39) 1.43 (1.04, 1.96) 1.52 (0.99, 2.34) 0.91 (0.7, 1.18) 0.91 (0.64, 1.29)
Sex2
 Male Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Female 0.79 (0.88, 0.71) 1.38 (1.18, 1.62) 0.99 (0.82, 1.2) 1.48 (1.16, 1.88) 0.95 (0.8, 1.13) 1.15 (0.92, 1.44)
Age at Diagnosis3
 < 65 Years Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 ≥ 65 Years 1.05 (0.95, 1.17) 0.94 (0.80, 1.11) 1.42 (1.17, 1.72) 0.98 (0.77, 1.25) 2.23 (1.87, 2.67) 2.16 (1.81, 2.57)
Race7
 Non-White Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 White 1.04 (0.79, 1.38) 0.96 (0.64, 1.44) 1.39 (0.76, 2.54) 1.18 (0.56, 2.51) 0.9 (0.57, 1.42) 1.27 (0.60, 2.69)
Rural6
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 1.05 (0.91, 1.21) 0.93 (0.74, 1.17) 1.23 (0.96, 1.60) 1.1 (0.79, 1.53) 1.05 (0.82, 1.34) 1.2 (0.89, 1.63)
% Bachelors Degree
 < 15% Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 15-24.9% 0.9 (0.75, 1.09) 1.01 (0.76, 1.35) 1.18 (0.8, 1.74) 0.97 (0.6, 1.58) 1.35 (0.93, 1.95) 0.8 (0.51, 1.27)
 ≥ 25% 0.81 (0.68, 0.96) 1.02 (0.79, 1.33) 0.94 (0.65, 1.36) 0.84 (0.53, 1.33) 1.02 (0.72, 1.46) 0.71 (0.46, 1.1)
% Families below poverty
 < 7% Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 7-9% 1.1 (0.98, 1.24) 1.14 (0.96, 1.36) 0.85 (0.68, 1.06) 0.77 (0.57, 1.03) 1.13 (0.91, 1.41) 1.04 (0.78, 1.39)
 > 9% 1.03 (0.87, 1.21) 1.05 (0.82, 1.34) 0.97 (0.73, 1.31) 1.2 (0.85, 1.69) 1.04 (0.8, 1.36) 0.85 (0.58, 1.23)
Median Family Income
 < 50,000 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 ≥ 50,000 1.01 (0.89, 1.14) 1.28 (1.05, 1.58) 0.74 (0.60, 0.93) 0.62 (0.47, 0.81) 0.85 (0.70, 1.03) 0.69 (0.54, 0.89)
1

Adjusted for Race, Sex, BMI, and Age at Diagnosis

2

Crude Hazard Ratio

3

Adjusted for Sex and Cancer Site

4

Adjusted for Stage at Diagnosis

5

Adjusted for Sex and Stage at Diagnosis

6

Adjusted for Baseline BMI and Treatment

7

Adjusted for Baseline BMI and Baseline CCI