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. 2021 Aug 5;127(23):4481–4491. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33823

TABLE 2.

Univariate Analyses

Spearman ρ Correlation Coefficients
1. Negative Economic Events 2. Cost‐Coping Behaviors 3. COST 4. Age at Survey 5. Income 6. Time Since Treatment 7. Education
1 0.49 a –0.59 a –0.11 –0.38 a 0.05 –0.28 a
2 –0.53 a –0.17 b –0.20 c 0.10 –0.23 c
3 0.16 b 0.47 a 0.01 0.31 a
4 0.08 0.13 0.16 b
5 0.13 0.33 a
6 0.01
Demographic Associations (t2)
Age at Survey d Time Since Treatment e Race/Ethnicity f Income at Survey g Highest Education h Full‐Time Employment i
Experienced ≥1 negative economic events 2.1 b 0.4 0.4 9.7 c 4.2 b 4.0 b
Engaged in ≥1 cost‐coping behaviors 1.8 0.4 0.7 6.2 b 6.7 c 0.02
Lacking money for medical expenses 1.0 0.5 0.09 4.6 b 7.3 c 2.4
Job loss or furlough 1.9 1.8 1.5 9.5 c 0.05 6.8 c
Credit card debt increase 1.4 0.6 1.0 4.3 c 14.1 a 2.6
Skipping medical test, treatment, or follow‐up 3.1 c –1.2 0.05 2.3 3.8 0.2
Not seeing provider for health problem 1.4 –0.4 0.1 1.4 5.3 b 1.0
Not seeing a needed specialist 1.7 –3.1 c 0.2 1.3 1.6 0.002
Postponing preventative care 0.008 –1.7 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.8
Postponing mental health care 1.8 0.2 1.9 3.4 2.0 0.02
Not filling a prescription 2.7 c 1.2 5.2 b 7.7 c 18.7 a 11.4 c
Taking a smaller dose than prescribed 0.7 0.008 6.6 b 5.3 b 14.5 a 2.9

Abbreviation: COST, Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity.

a

P < .001.

b

P < .05.

c

P < .01.

d

df = 194 (t test).

e

df = 110 (t test).

f

Non‐Hispanic White versus non‐White and/or Hispanic (χ2 test).

g

Less than $50,000 versus $50,000 or more annually (χ2 test).

h

Less than a bachelor's degree versus a bachelor's degree or higher (χ2 test).

i

Yes versus no (χ2 test).