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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2019 Jan 28;125(10):1748–1755. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31975

Table 3.

Multiple regression analyses of neurocognitive and quality of life outcomes that differed between survivors with versus without growth hormone deficiency.

Vocabulary Visual Speed Flexibility Fluency Task Efficiency Emotional Regulation
Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value
GHD Yes v. No −0.08 0.41 −0.07 0.45 −0.21 0.21 −0.19 0.046 −0.16 0.20 −0.19 0.06
Hypothyroidism Yes v. No −0.06 0.67 −0.16 0.17 −0.28 0.23 −0.25 0.051 −0.37 0.03 0.01 0.98
Hypogonadism Yes v. No 0.11 0.37 0.06 0.58 0.06 0.76 0.03 0.77 0.14 0.37 0.22 0.07
Sex Female −0.23 0.02 0.10 0.28 −0.02 0.91 0.06 0.51 −0.32 0.01 −0.44 <0.001
Age at diagnosis Per year 0.05 <0.001 0.03 0.003 0.09 <0.001 0.04 0.002 0.02 0.27 0.01 0.37
Time since diagnosis Per 10 years 0.09 0.38 0.21 0.02 0.48 0.005 0.07 0.49 0.21 0.12 0.10 0.34
CRT dose Per 10 Gy −0.37 0.002 −0.58 <0.001 −1.12 <0.001 −0.28 0.01 −0.26 0.11 −0.09 0.46
IT Methotrexate Per 100 ml −0.02 0.68 −0.03 0.40 0.08 0.32 0.01 0.83 0.04 0.46 0.04 0.43
HDIV Methotrexate Yes v. No 0.31 0.04 0.35 0.009 0.14 0.58 0.37 0.009 0.53 0.005 0.27 0.08
Physical Function Bodily Pain General Health Vitality Social Function Mental Health
Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value Est. P-value
GHD Yes v. No −0.14 0.12 −0.18 0.06 −0.26 0.01 −0.24 0.01 −0.18 0.06 −0.26 0.01
Hypothyroidism Yes v. No −0.20 0.09 −0.26 0.04 −0.51 <0.001 −0.43 0.001 −0.26 0.04 −0.15 0.29
Hypogonadism Yes v. No −0.13 0.20 0.07 0.52 0.02 0.86 0.01 0.93 −0.01 0.98 −0.02 0.89
Sex Female −0.26 0.004 −0.18 0.06 −0.16 0.11 −0.31 0.001 −0.11 0.25 −0.18 0.08
Age at diagnosis Per year −0.01 0.24 −0.03 0.03 −0.03 0.01 −0.03 0.005 −0.02 0.12 −0.03 0.02
Time since diagnosis Per 10 years 0.08 0.37 0.06 0.55 0.18 0.08 0.12 0.21 0.13 0.17 0.15 0.14
CRT dose Per 10 Gy −0.46 <0.001 −0.21 0.046 −0.08 0.52 −0.12 0.29 −0.23 0.03 −0.06 0.58
IT Methotrexate Per 100 ml 0.06 0.15 0.03 0.52 0.01 0.94 0.01 0.91 0.02 0.65 −0.01 0.91
HDIV Methotrexate Yes v. No 0.08 0.56 0.05 0.75 0.49 0.001 0.20 0.15 0.26 0.06 0.24 0.11

Abbreviations: GHD = growth hormone deficiency, CRT = cranial radiation therapy, IT = intrathecal (either single methotrexate or methotrexate combined with cytarabine and hydrocortisone), HDIV = high-dose intravenous.