Table 3.

Determinants of cancer survivors canceling a doctor's appointment among COVID Impact Survey, a nationally representative survey of the United States (n = 854; April–June 2020).

	Unadjusted PR (only adjusted for age)	95% CI	Adjusted PR	95% CI
Age
18–29	1.83	1.41–2.37	1.70	1.31–2.21
30–44	0.95	0.61–1.47	0.90	0.63–1.29
45–49	0.89	0.68–1.17	0.99	0.76–1.31
60+	Ref.		Ref.
Sex
Male	Ref.		Ref.
Female	1.37	1.11–1.69	1.39	1.13–1.72
Marital status
Married/living with partner	Ref.		Ref.
Widowed/divorced/separated	0.77	0.61–0.98	0.78	0.61–0.99
Never married	0.94	0.67–1.31	0.90	0.66–1.21
Race/ethnicity
White, NH	Ref.		Ref.
Black, NH	0.68	0.43–1.07	0.57	0.34–0.97
Hispanic	1.02	0.72–1.44	1.13	0.83–1.54
Other, NH	0.89	0.57–1.39	1.02	0.67–1.56
At least one comorbid conditiona	1.47	1.11–1.94	1.38	1.06–1.80
Region
Northeast	Ref.		Ref.
Midwest	0.79	0.58–1.06	0.80	0.61–1.05
South	0.75	0.57–1.00	0.78	0.60–1.02
West	0.64	0.47–0.87	0.69	0.51–0.95
Employment status
Not employed	Ref.		Ref.
Employed/self-employed	0.68	0.52–0.89	0.72	0.56–0.93
At least one COVID-19–related symptomb	1.18	0.94–1.48	—
Obese/overweight	1.13	0.91–1.39	—
Household income			—
<$50,000	0.93	0.72–1.21
$50,000–<$100,000	1.11	0.85–1.45
≥$100,000	Ref.
Population density			—
Rural	1.09	0.79–1.52
Suburban	1.06	0.83–1.34
Urban	Ref.

^aComorbid conditions include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease/heart attack/stroke, asthma, COPD, bronchitis or emphysema, allergies, a mental health condition, cystic fibrosis, liver disease, and a compromised immune system.

^bSymptoms include fever, chills, runny or stuffy nose, chest congestion, skin rash, cough, sore throat, sneezing, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue or tiredness, shortness of breath, abdominal discomfort, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, changed or loss of sense of taste or smell, and loss of appetite.