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. 2020 Nov 19;29(7):3753–3765. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05886-z

Table 3.

Predictors of time to returning to work (multivariable Cox regression)

Predictors β SE HR 95% CI p value
Gender 0.19
 Male Ref
 Female − 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.5–1.2 0.19
Age at diagnosis − 0.1 0.02 0.9 0.92–0.98 0.004
Types of professional qualification 0.01
 None Ref
 Vocational training/company training) 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.5–2.7 0.72
 Vocational school (master craftsman/technical school, technical academy) − 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.3–2.4 0.79
 University (University/University of Applied Sciences/Engineering School/University of Cooperative Education) 0.8 0.5 2.2 0.8–5.8 0.12
Disease status 0.02
 Progression Ref
 Not detectable 1.7 0.7 5.4 1.5–19.8 0.01
 Remission 1.7 0.8 5.5 1.2–26.2 0.03
 Stable 1.7 0.7 5.6 1.5–20.3 0.01
Fatigue 0.06
 Less Ref
 Medium − 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5–1.4 0.41
 High − 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3–0.9 0.02
Use of social service counseling 0.06
 Not used Ref
 Used 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.002–2.546 0.048
Monthly household net income 0.21
 < 1000€ Ref
 1000–2000€ − 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3–1.3 0.20
 2000–3000€ − 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.4–1.9 0.7
 3000–4000€ 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.6–3.4 0.42
 > 4000€ − 0.04 0.5 0.9 0.4–2.4 0.92
Treatment type 0.01
 Surgery only Ref
 Surgery + ST ± RT − 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1–0.6 0.0004
 RT only/ST only − 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1–0.9 0.04
 RT + ST − 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.1–0.7 0.01
UICC stage at diagnosis 0.05
 Stage I Ref
 Stage II 0.7 0.3 1.9 0.9–3.8 0.06
 Stage III − 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4–1.9 0.65
 Stage IV − 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.3–2.3 0.79
Time since last therapy 0.13
 Currently in treatment or < 1 month ago Ref
 1 < 12 month ago − 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1–0.9 0.04
 ≥ 12 months ago − 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2–0.9 0.05

**Unknown categories are not reported

SE standard error, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, UICC International Union Against Cancer, ST systemic therapy, RT radiotherapy