Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample and predictors of taking extended leave or making other employment changes due to cancera
| Sample characteristics | Extended leave or otheremployment changes due to cancer (n = 642) |
No extended leave and no other employment changes (n = 848) |
Multivariable logistic regression |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (unadjusted row %) | No. (unadjusted row %) | Adjusted odds ratioc (95% CI) | |
| Age at the time of the survey, y | |||
| ≤50 | 138 (49.1) | 157 (50.9) | 1.49 (1.04 to 2.45) |
| 51-64 | 289 (46.9) | 288 (53.1) | 1.46 (1.12 to 2.04) |
| 65+ | 215 (32.8) | 403 (67.2) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 222 (34.2) | 374 (65.8) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| Female | 420 (46.7) | 474 (53.3) | 1.76 (1.27 to 2.25) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 451 (38.5) | 684 (61.5) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| Non-White/multiple | 191 (56.3) | 164 (43.7) | 2.01 (1.51 to 2.83) |
| Marital status at the time of the survey | |||
| Married | 379 (42.1) | 476 (57.9) | 1.27 (0.98 to 1.69) |
| Not married | 263 (40.0) | 372 (60.0) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| Education at the time of the survey | |||
| Less than high school degree | 47 (32.8) | 70 (67.2) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| High school graduate/GEDd | 181 (38.8) | 253 (61.2) | 1.36 (0.76 to 2.46) |
| Some college or other degree | 190 (46.9) | 222 (53.1) | 1.83 (1.06 to 3.37) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 224 (40.0) | 303 (60.0) | 1.38 (0.80 to 2.48) |
| No. of cancers | |||
| Single cancer | 593 (41.7) | 778 (58.3) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| Multiple cancers | 49 (36.8) | 70 (63.2) | 0.90 (0.56 to 1.45) |
| Years since last cancer treatment | |||
| <1 | 158 (45.5) | 162 (54.5) | 1.95 (1.26 to 3.03) |
| 1-<3 | 228 (47.4) | 226 (52.6) | 2.56 (1.51 to 4.34) |
| 3-<5 | 70 (52.1) | 64 (47.9) | 1.67 (1.01 to 2.78) |
| 5-20 | 59 (42.7) | 85 (57.3) | 1.67 (1.14 to 2.46) |
| >20/never received treatment/missing | 256 (42.3) | 317 (57.7) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| No. of MEPS priority conditions other than cancerb,c | |||
| 0 | 83 (42.4) | 98 (57.6) | 1.00 (Referent) |
| 1 | 104 (47.4) | 117 (52.6) | 1.35 (0.83 to 2.18) |
| 2+ | 455 (39.8) | 633 (60.2) | 1.22 (0.79 to 1.89) |
| Survey year | |||
| 2011 | 284 (42.2) | 342 (57.8) | 0.89 (0.64 to 1.24) |
| 2016 | 206 (36.7) | 318 (63.3) | 0.71 (0.49 to 1.01) |
| 2017 | 152 (44.6) | 188 (55.4) | 1.00 (Referent) |
a
Extended leave refers to time off lasting longer than an occasional day. CI = confidence interval; MEPS = Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
b
MEPS priority conditions include cancer, hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, other heart disease, high cholesterol, emphysema, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, stroke, joint pain, and chronic bronchitis.
c
Odds ratios were simultaneously adjusted for survey year and all other variables listed in Table 1.
d General Educational Development.