TABLE 2.
Univariate and multivariable binary logistic regression for receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with resectable gastric cancer
| Univariate regression | Multivariable regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Age | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | 0.49 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | Reference | |||
| Male | 1.46 (0.80–2.67) | 0.22 | ||
| Race | ||||
| White | Reference | |||
| Black | 0.87 (0.43–1.77) | 0.70 | ||
| Asian | 1.58 (0.59–4.24) | 0.37 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | Reference | |||
| Hispanic | - | |||
| Insurance status | ||||
| No insurance | Reference | |||
| Insurance | 0.94 (0.41–2.14) | 0.89 | ||
| Functional status | ||||
| Independent | Reference | |||
| Non-independent | 0.49 (0.21–1.14) | 0.10 | ||
| Bleeding symptoms | ||||
| No | Reference | |||
| Yes | 1.80 (0.96–3.37) | 0.07 | ||
| Obstructive symptoms | ||||
| No | Reference | |||
| Yes | 0.92 (0.50–1.66) | 0.77 | ||
| Location of diagnosis | ||||
| ED | Reference | |||
| Primary care clinic | 1.05 (0.55–2.02) | 0.87 | ||
| Incidental | 2.15 (0.49–9.45) | 0.31 | ||
| Clinical stage at diagnosis | ||||
| I | Reference | Reference | ||
| II | 7.94 (2.39–26.39) | <0.01 | 7.74 (2.30–26.01) | <0.01 |
| III | 41.43 (11.09–154.81) | <0.01 | 40.14 (10.59–152.10) | <0.01 |
| Treatment facility | Reference | |||
| SNH | Reference | 0.88 (0.36–2.11) | ||
| TRC | 0.67 (0.36–1.25) | 0.21 | 0.88 | |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; OR, odds ratio; SNH, safety net hospitals; TRC, tertiary referral centers.