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. 2022 Jan 8;30(4):3409–3418. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06726-4

Table 3.

Characteristics associated with membership in a class with similar patterns of cancer worry over time; low declining versus high stable and high declining class

Class Multinomial logistic regression
OR 95%CI p-value
Within guideline age Low declining 1
High stable 0.390 0.185; 0.822 0.013
High declining 1.174 0.810; 1.703 0.397
Employed Low declining 1
High stable 0.401 0.178; 0.907 0.028
High declining 1.235 0.736; 2.072 0.425
History of breast cancer Low declining 1
High stable 4.226 1.766; 10.115 0.001
High declining 2.769 1.618; 4.739  < 0.001
Emotional instability Low declining 1
High stable 1.609 0.621; 4.170 0.328
High declining 2.138 1.327; 3.447 0.002
High educational level Low declining 1
High stable 0.576 0.350; 0.947 0.030
High declining 0.981 0.751; 1.282 0.888
Ovarian cancer risk perception (per point of increased perceived risk) Low declining 1
High stable 1.016 1.000; 1.033 0.054
High declining 1.010 1.001; 1.018 0.024
Years since BRCA1/2-PV diagnosis Low declining 1
High stable 0.873 0.790; 0.965 0.008
High declining 0.955 0.917; 0.994 0.024

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval