Table 3. Factors associated with a decrease in HICU.

		Model 1. Simple probit with no selection equation (N = 1,483#)		Model 2. Probit with Heckman model to account for potntial selection bias (N = 1,636)
Log-likelihood		-596.450		∅
Athrho (p value)		∅		-1.778 (0.001)
		Coefficient	P value	Coefficient	P value
Gender and tumor
	Male & any tumor site	-0.374	0.004	-0.339	0.002
	Female & female-specific tumor site	-0.128	0.210	-0.145	0.074
	Female & non-gender-specific tumor site	REF		REF
Age at diagnosis
	< 40	-0.175	0.201	-0.311	0.011
	> = 40 and < 50	-0.083	0.429	-0.164	0.071
	> = 50	REF		REF
Marital status at survey
	In a relationship	-0.594	< 0.001	-0.524	< 0.001
	Single	REF		REF
Dependent children at survey
	Yes	0.309	0.002	0.309	0.001
	No	REF		REF
Decrease in CU between diagnosis and survey
	Yes	-0.198	0.060	-0.174	0.038
	No	REF		REF
Educational level at diagnosis
	Secondary or less	0.176	0.093	0.263	0.004
	Tertiary	REF		REF
Housing tenure status
	Homeowner	REF		REF
	Renter	0.321	0.003	0.219	0.019
Place of residence
	Rural area	0.228	0.017	0.166	0.033
	City	REF		REF
Sector of activity at diagnosis
	Public	0.077	0.455	-0.063	0.506
	Private	REF		REF
Socio-professional category at diagnosis
	Independent farmer, business owner	0.206	0.445	0.302	0.132
	Craftsman, shopkeeper	0.591	< 0.001	0.479	0.001
	Manager (white collar)	REF		REF
	Intermediate occupation	-0.088	0.492	-0.160	0.113
	Employee	0.115	0.402	-0.049	0.678
	Blue collar worker, farm worker	0.256	0.121	0.104	0.445
Working time at diagnosis
	Part-time	0.269	0.012	0.202	0.023
	Full-time	REF		REF
HICU at diagnosis
	High (> 3rd quartile)	REF		REF
	Intermediate (q1-q3)	-0.523	< 0.001	-0.430	< 0.001
	Low (< 1st quartile)	-1.559	< 0.001	-1.261	< 0.001
Change of job and/or employer after diagnosis
	Yes	0.244	0.012	0.193	0.015
	No	REF		REF
Working time reduction after diagnosis
	Yes	0.465	< 0.001	0.337	< 0.001
	No	REF		REF
Duration of 1st sick leave (in months)
		0.007	0.060	0.007	0.034
Chemotherapy at diagnosis
	Yes	0.215	0.021	0.160	0.038
	No	REF		REF
Adverse cancer event between diagnosis and survey
	Yes	-0.187	0.091	-0.069	0.474
	No	REF		REF

^# Non-responses were excluded from model 1.

Note to the reader: All other factors being equal, and regardless of whether the tumor site was gender-specific or not, men were significantly less likely to experience a decrease in HICU than women.