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. 2020 Jul 25;152:70–77. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.038

Table 2.

Logistic regression models to assess factors associated with use of > 2 Gy/fraction for breast + nodes.

Breast + nodes
Frequencies Univariate analyses
Multivariable analyses
>2 Gy/fraction ≤2 Gy/fraction
(N = 95, 8%) (N = 1024, 92%) OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age at radiation therapy <0.001 <0.001
 <40 0 104 (100%)
 40–49 15 (5%) 265 (95%) 0.54 (0.28–1.07) 0.08 0.56 (0.28–1.14) 0.1
 50–59 21 (7%) 291 (93%) 0.69 (0.37–1.28) 0.2 0.67 (0.35–1.30) 0.2
 60–69 23 (9%) 221 (91%) Reference Reference
 70–79 18 (14%) 108 (86%) 1.60 (0.83–3.09) 0.2 1.40 (0.69–2.86) 0.3
 ≥80 18 (34%) 35 (66%) 4.94 (2.42–10.08) <0.001 6.21 (2.81–13.75) <0.001



Laterality 0.6 0.4
 Left 52 (9%) 531 (91%) Reference Reference
 Right 43 (8%) 493 (92%) 0.89 (0.58–1.36) 0.6 0.81 (0.51–1.30) 0.4



Year 0.7 0.5
 2009 13 (11%) 104 (89%) Reference Reference
 2010 14 (7%) 193 (93%) 0.58 (0.26–1.28) 0.2 0.48 (0.20–1.16) 0.1
 2011 22 (9%) 212 (91%) 0.83 (0.40–1.71) 0.6 0.86 (0.38–1.95) 0.7
 2012 23 (9%) 243 (91%) 0.76 (0.37–1.55) 0.4 0.69 (0.31–1.56) 0.4
 2013 23 (8%) 272 (92%) 0.68 (0.33–1.39) 0.3 0.65 (0.29–1.44) 0.3



Clinical group <0.001 <0.001
 Early 31 (7%) 399 (93%) Reference Reference
 Advanced 47 (16%) 254 (84%) 2.38 (1.47–3.85) <0.001 2.17 (1.28–3.68) 0.004
 Missing 17 (4%) 371 (96%) 0.59 (0.32–1.08) 0.09 0.75 (0.39–1.47) 0.4



Socioeconomic status <0.001 0.007
 Most disadvantaged 25 (11%) 209 (89%) Reference Reference
 Second quintile 29 (15%) 159 (85%) 1.52 (0.86–2.70) 0.1 1.18 (0.61–2.30) 0.6
 Third quintile 13 (6%) 202 (94%) 0.54 (0.27–1.08) 0.08 0.51 (0.23–1.10) 0.09
 Fourth quintile 23 (10%) 204 (90%) 0.94 (0.52–1.71) 0.8 0.95 (0.47–1.91) 0.9
 Least disadvantaged 5 (2%) 250 (98%) 0.17 (0.06–0.44) <0.001 0.25 (0.09–0.70) 0.009



Remoteness of residency <0.001 <0.001
 Major city 34 (5%) 727 (95%) Reference Reference
 Inner regional 43 (17%) 203 (83%) 4.53 (2.81–7.29) <0.001 3.70 (2.10–6.53) <0.001
 Outer regional 17 (16%) 91 (84%) 3.99 (2.15–7.44) <0.001 3.13 (1.48–6.60) 0.003
 Remote/very remote 1 (25%) 3 (75%) 7.13 (0.72–70.32) 0.09 6.90 (0.63–75.43) 0.1



Country of birth 0.4 0.3
 Australia 62 (9%) 627 (91%) Reference Reference
 Overseas 33 (8%) 397 (92%) 0.84 (0.54–1.31) 0.4 1.34 (0.79–2.26) 0.3