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. 2020 Oct 3;29(6):2947–2957. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05790-6

Table 3.

Factors associated with receiving follow-up care for late effects in survivors reporting at least one late effect. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models are presented (n = 1162)

Factors associated with receiving follow-up carea
Univariable Multivariable
Mean OR (95% CI) p value p value
Age at diagnosis 26.3 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.113
Age at survey 42.8 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 0.016 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.001
Time since first diagnosis 15.9 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.204
n OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Sex 0.380 0.688
Female 828 1
Male 334 0.89 (0.67–1.16) 0.94 (0.71–1.26)
Educationb 0.011 0.012
≤ High school 503 1 1
> Higher education 659 1.38 (1.08–1.84) 1.39 (1.08–1.80)
Diagnosis 0.028
Childhood cancer 368 1
Melanoma 43 0.44 (0.21–0.95)
Breast cancer 398 0.77 (0.57–1.04)
Colorectal cancer 75 0.42 (0.23–0.77)
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 175 0.84 (0.58–1.23)
Leukemias 99 0.98 (0.62–1.55)
Treatmentc 0.006 0.124
Minimal 38 1 1
Local 81 1.76 (0.68–4.55) 1.48 (0.57–3.89)
Systemic 174 1.45 (0.60–3.54) 0.91 (0.36–2.29)
Multimodal 869 2.47 (1.07–5.47) 1.43 (0.61–3.38)
Relapse 0.071
Yes 171 1.36 (0.97–1.90)
No 987 1
Number of late effects < 0.001 < 0.001
1–2 437 1 1
3–4 339 1.35 (0.98–1.85) 1.33 (0.96–1.85)
> = 5 386 2.53 (1.88–3.40) 2.54 (1.85–3.48)

CI confidence interval, OR odd ratio

aOutcome is codes as 0 = not receiving follow-up care and 1 = having received/receiving follow-up care. Because of multicollinearity between diagnosis and treatment, only treatment was included in the final model. b< High school” includes all schooling up to and including high school (13 years of schooling); “> High school” includes any higher education at university of university college level. cMissing treatment information on 3 patients. Minimal (melanoma survivors with minimal surgery only), local (local surgery and/or radiotherapy), systemic (single chemotherapy or other systemic treatments), or multimodal (systemic treatment with surgery, radiotherapy or stem cell transplantation) treatment