Table 4.
Multivariable logistic regression for lymphatic pain (N = 554).
| Multivariable Logistic Regression | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B 1 | SE | z-Value | Odds Ratio | OR 95% CI | p Value | |
| Obesity | ||||||
| Yes | 1.25 | 0.32 | 3.94 | 3.49 | (1.87, 6.50) | <0.001 |
| No | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Yes | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 1.31 | (0.50, 3.43) | 0.583 |
| No | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-white | −0.20 | 0.23 | −0.89 | 0.82 | (0.53, 1.27) | 0.374 |
| White | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/partnered | −0.15 | 0.21 | −0.70 | 0.86 | (0.57, 1.31) | 0.483 |
| Not married | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Education | ||||||
| Associate Degree or less | 0.42 | 0.26 | 1.60 | 1.52 | (0.91, 2.54) | 0.110 |
| Bachelor’s degree | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| ≥Master’s Degree | −0.13 | 0.24 | −0.54 | 0.88 | (0.55, 1.41) | 0.592 |
| Financial status | ||||||
| Comfortable finance | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 1.17 | (0.76, 1.81) | 0.477 |
| Financial hardship | 1.16 | 0.42 | 2.74 | 3.19 | (1.39, 7.31) | 0.006 |
| Adequate finance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 1.13 | (0.72, 1.79) | 0.600 |
| Unemployed | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Types of surgery | ||||||
| Mastectomy | 0.40 | 0.25 | 1.60 | 1.50 | (0.91, 2.45) | 0.109 |
| Lumpectomy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Lymph node procedures | ||||||
| Axillary lymph node dissection | 0.42 | 0.27 | 1.57 | 1.52 | (0.90, 2.56) | 0.117 |
| Sentinel lymph node biopsy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Radiotherapy | ||||||
| Yes | 0.58 | 0.27 | 2.13 | 1.78 | (1.05, 3.03) | 0.033 |
| No | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Chemotherapy | ||||||
| Yes | 0.33 | 0.24 | 1.36 | 1.39 | (0.87, 2.24) | 0.173 |
| No | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hormonal therapy | ||||||
| Yes | 0.52 | 0.30 | 1.74 | 1.69 | (0.94, 3.04) | 0.082 |
| No | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Age (in years) | −0.02 | 0.01 | −1.47 | 0.98 | (0.96, 1.01) | 0.142 |
| Years elapsed since the breast cancer treatment | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.99 | 0.98 | (0.94, 1.02) | 0.323 |
| Numbers of lymph nodes removed | 0.03 | 0.02 | 2.05 | 1.03 | (1.00, 1.06) | 0.041 |
| Body fat percentage | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.94 | 0.99 | (0.96, 1.02) | 0.348 |
| Intercept | −2.29 | 0.67 | −3.40 | 0.10 | (0.03, 0.38) | 0.001 |
| McFadden’s Pseudo R2 | 0.137 | |||||
| LR χ2 (18) | 95.77 | |||||
| Prob > χ2 | <0.001 | |||||
1 B: Regression Coefficient; SE: Standard Error; CI: Confidence Interval; OR: Odds Ratio; --: Reference Group.