Table 4. ORs (odds ratios) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), estimated using logistic quantile regression of median of PCS and MCS for time since cancer diagnosis of nonseminoma and seminoma cases.
| Years since diagnosis | Nonseminomas cases, N = 109 | PCS (Physical Composite Score) | MCS (Mental Composite Score) | ||
| Categories | N (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | Unadjusted | Adjusted* |
| (50 quantiles) | (50 quantiles) | (50 quantiles) | (50 quantiles) | ||
| <2 | 19 (17.4) | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. |
| 2–5 | 33 (30.3) | 1.21 (0.66–2.20), p = 0.53 | 1.29 (0.83–2.04), p = 0.25 | 0.70 (0.26–1.90), p = 0.48 | 0.74 (0.28–1.96), p = 0.55 |
| 5+ | 57 (52.3) | 1.41 (0.81–2.44), p = 0.22 | 1.78 (1.17–2.73), p = 0.008 | 0.52 (0.21–1.28), p = 0.15 | 0.62 (0.25–1.54), p = 0.30 |
| 1 year increase | 1.02 (0.96–1.09), p = 0.50 | 1.03 (0.98–1.08), p = 0.17 | 0.90 (0.82–1.00), p = 0.04 | 0.92 (0.82–1.05), p = 0.23 | |
| Years after diagnosis | Seminomas cases, N = 125 | PCS (Physical Composite Score) | MCS (Mental Composite Score) | ||
| Categories | N (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
| (50 quantiles) | (50 quantiles) | (50 quantiles) | (50 quantiles) | ||
| <2 | 16 (12.8) | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. |
| 2–5 | 42 (33.6) | 1.04 (0.70–1.54), p = 0.83 | 0.90 (0.53–1.51), p = 0.67 | 0.89 (0.37–2.13), p = 0.79 | 0.79 (0.29–2.16), p = 0.65 |
| 5+ | 67 (53.6) | 0.92 (0.63–1.33), p = 0.64 | 0.81 (0.48–1.38), p = 0.44 | 1.08 (0.47–2.47), p = 0.84 | 0.96 (0.35–2.63), p = 0.93 |
| 1 year increase | 0.99 (0.95–1.02), p = 0.47 | 0.97 (0.92–1.03), p = 0.31 | 1.01 (0.94–1.09), p = 0.80 | 1.01 (0.91–1.12), p = 0.82 | |
* ORs (odds ratios) are adjusted for: age at compilation, educational level, residence and method of identification/contact.