Table 2.

Results of the multivariate Cox regression (N = 140)

Characteristics	Hazard ratios	CI 95%	P value
SPAa	3.62	1.72‐7.62	<.001
Genderb	2.45	1.00‐5.99	.049
Age (y)	1.01	0.95‐1.08	.74
Education levelc	0.85	0.34‐2.16	.74
Primary cancer sited
Lung	8.72	3.16‐24.12	<.001
Gynecology	2.01	0.81‐4.93	.13
Hematology	1.54	0.27‐8.68	.62
Kind of cancere
Initial cancer	0.70	0.25‐1.97	.50
Comorbiditiesf
1 or 2	2.35	0.76‐7.21	.13
≥3	4.34	1.35‐13.96	.014
Cognitive functioning	0.91	0.72‐1.15	.49
Mental healthg	0.49	0.19‐1.28	.15
Physical heathh	1.69	1.81‐16.4	.002

Abbreviation: SPA, self‐perception of aging.

^a0 = Positive SPA, 1 = Negative SPA.

^b0 = female gender, 1 = male gender.

^c0 = <High School, 1 = ≥School.

^dReference = breast cancer.

^e0 = Initial cancer, 1 = Recurrence or progressive.

^f0 = no comorbidity, 1 = 1 or 2 and ≥3 comorbidities.

^g0 = Positive mental health, 1 = Negative mental health.

^h0 = Positive physical health, 1 = Negative physical health.