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. 2021 Nov 12;30(11):1604–1615. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8135

Table 2.

Demographics, Clinical, and Tumor Characteristics by Baseline Inventory of Depressive Symptomology

Total None (IDS <14 or unknown), N = 223, N (%) Some (IDS ≥14), N = 92, N (%) Total, N (%) Overall OR (95% CI)
Age at interview (years)
 ≤65 41 (18.39) 18 (19.57) 59 (18.73) Ref.
 >65 182 (81.61) 74 (80.43) 256 (81.27) 0.93 (0.50–1.72)
Race/ethnicity
 White (Hispanic and non-Hispanic) 158 (70.85) 63 (68.48) 221 (70.16) Ref.
 African American 45 (20.18) 21 (22.83) 66 (20.95) 1.17 (0.65–2.12)
 Asian 20 (8.97) 8 (8.70) 28 (8.89) 1.00 (0.42–2.40)
Stage at BC dx
 Stage 0 (DCIS) 49 (21.97) 12 (13.04) 61 (19.37) Ref.
 Stages I–II 174 (78.03) 80 (86.96) 254 (80.63) 1.88 (0.95–3.72)
Years since diagnosis
 ≤5 109 (48.88) 48 (52.17) 157 (49.84) Ref.
 >5 114 (51.12) 44 (47.83) 158 (50.16) 0.88 (0.54–1.43)
Radiation
 No 105 (47.09) 44 (47.83) 149 (47.30) Ref.
 Yes 118 (52.91) 48 (52.17) 166 (52.70) 0.97 (0.60–1.58)
Hormonal (Tamoxifen/AIs)
 No 114 (51.12) 40 (43.48) 154 (48.89) Ref.
 Yes 109 (48.88) 52 (56.52) 161 (51.11) 1.36 (0.83–2.22)
Chemotherapy
 No 163 (73.09) 59 (64.13) 222 (70.48) Ref.
 Yes 60 (26.91) 33 (35.87) 93 (29.52) 1.52 (0.90–2.55)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
 0 62 (27.80) 25 (27.17) 87 (27.62) Ref.
 1–2 89 (39.91) 36 (39.13) 125 (39.68) 1.00 (0.55–1.84)
 3+ 72 (32.29) 31 (33.70) 103 (32.70) 1.07 (0.57–2.00)
Physical activity
 Insufficiently active 46 (22.77) 26 (29.55) 72 (24.83) Ref.
 Moderately active 52 (25.74) 25 (28.41) 77 (26.55) 0.85 (0.43–1.67)
 Active 104 (51.49) 37 (42.05) 141 (48.62) 0.63 (0.34–1.16)
 Unknown/missing 21 (N/A) 4 (N/A) 25 (N/A) N/A
RFQ
 Mean 1.67 2.08 1.79  
 Median 1.36 1.82 1.46 p = 0.0003
 Lower, upper quartiles 1.18–1.82 1.27–2.73 1.18–2.18  
PSS
 None (0–13) 82 (37.79) 6 (6.52) 88 (28.48) Ref.
 Some (14+) 135 (62.21) 86 (93.48) 221 (71.52) 8.71 (3.64–20.82)
 Unknown/missing 6 (N/A) 0 (N/A) 6 (N/A) N/A
Vasomotor symptoms
 No 96 (44.44) 40 (44.44) 136 (44.44) Ref.
 Yes 120 (55.56) 50 (55.56) 170 (55.56) 1.00 (0.61–1.64)
 Unknown/missing 7 (N/A) 2 (N/A) 9 (N/A) N/A
Lifetime depression history
 No 156 (69.96) 55 (59.78) 211 (66.98) Ref.
 Yes 67 (30.04) 37 (40.22) 104 (33.02) 1.57 (0.94–2.60)
Lifetime insomnia history
 No 175 (78.48) 44 (47.83) 219 (69.52) Ref.
 Yes 48 (21.52) 48 (52.17) 96 (30.48) 3.98 (2.37–6.68)
Antidepressants (use post-BC dx)
 No 194 (87.00) 67 (72.83) 261 (82.86) Ref.
 Yes 29 (13.00) 25 (27.17) 54 (17.14) 2.50 (1.37–4.56)
Sleep medication (use post-BC dx)
 No 190 (85.20) 73 (79.35) 263 (83.49) Ref.
 Yes 33 (14.80) 19 (20.65) 52 (16.51) 1.50 (0.80–2.80)

p-Values and percents are based on known values.

IDS, Inventory of Depressive Symptoms.