Table 3.
Univariable Analysis of Factors Associated With Increased PROMIS T-scores for Anxiety
| Variable | Unadjusted estimate |
95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (continuous or categories) | -0.26 | (-0.33, -0.20) | <.01 |
| Female sex | 4.10 | (1.03, 7.17) | .01 |
| Race (ref: White) | … | … | … |
| Black, American Indian or Alaska native, Asian, Hawaiian | -0.5 | (-3.46, 2.47) | .74 |
| or Pacific Islander, more than one race, unknown, or | |||
| would rather not report | |||
| Ethnicity (ref: not-Hispanic Latino) | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.16 | (0.64-9.69) | .03 |
| Unknown/not reported | 3.53 | (-4.27, 9.62) | .45 |
| Region | … | … | … |
| Small town or rural area (<2500 people) | 1.29 | (-2.49, 2.56) | .98 |
| City (>50 000 people) | 0.99 | (-2.18, 1.73) | .82 |
| Travel distance | … | … | … |
| Over 50 miles | 1.11 | (-1.93, 2.44) | .82 |
| Over 100 miles | 1.34 | (-2.36, 2.89) | .85 |
| Education (ref: master's or professional/doctorate) | … | … | |
| Less or equal to high school or equivalent | 2.83 | (-0.85-10.26) | .10 |
| Some college or associate/bachelor's degree | 1.02 | (-1.24, 2.78) | .45 |
| Employment (ref: full-time) | … | … | … |
| Part-time | -0.71 | (-3.86, 2.44) | .66 |
| Unemployed and currently looking for work | -1.56 | (-6.82, 3.69) | .56 |
| Retired | -6.1 | (-8.35, -3.79) | <.01 |
| Othera | 2.36 | (-0.07, 4.80) | .06 |
| Insurance status (ref: insured through employer or other private insurance) | |||
| Affordable Care Act Plan | -4.25 | (-8.87, 0.38) | .07 |
| Medicaid | 4.35 | (-0.74, 9.45) | .09 |
| Medicare | -4.50 | (-7.08, -1.93) | <.01 |
| Othera | -2.82 | (5.94, 0.29) | .08 |
| Reported diagnosis or medication for anxiety or | |||
| depression | -5.43 | (-7.47, -3.38) | <.01 |
| Cancer type (ref: papillary) | … | … | … |
| Follicular | -1.85 | (-5.63, 193) | .34 |
| Medullary | -2.85 | (-5.93, 0.23) | .07 |
| Follicular | -2.10 | (-6.71, 2.51) | .37 |
| Hürthle cell | -0.26 | (-5.69, 5.18) | .93 |
| Otherb | … | … | … |
| Cancer stage (ref: I) | … | … | … |
| II | -1.41 | (-4.37, 1.55) | .35 |
| III | -2.26 | (-5.30, 0.78) | .14 |
| IV | -5.40 | (-8.40, -2.38) | <.01 |
| Unknown or have not been staged | -0.96 | (-3.74, 1.83) | .50 |
| Years since diagnosis | -0.22 | (-0.32, -0.11) | <.01 |
| Awaiting treatment (ref: finished treatment or not planning additional treatment) | |||
| Currently undergoing treatment or awaiting treatment | 2.51 | (0.02, 4.99) | .05 |
| Treatment change due to COVID (ref: no change) | … | … | |
| Change in treatment plan | 5.8 | (2.46, 9.15) | <.01 |
| Family/friend with COVID | 1.11 | (-1.16, 3.82) | .4243 |
| Someone close who died from COVID | 3.01 | (-3.80, 9.81) | .3793 |
| Satisfied with the amount of information from doctors about COVID (ref: agree or strongly agree) | … | … | … |
| Neutral | -1.18 | (-3.50, 1.15) | .32 |
| Disagree or strongly disagree | 2.28 | (0.02, 4.53) | .05 |
Ref: denotes reference group.
a
No insurance, Veteran’s Health Administration, Other, Unsure.
b
Non-invasive follicular neoplasm/anaplastic/uncertain.