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. 2022 Apr 13;20:15. doi: 10.1186/s13053-022-00221-5

Table 4.

Multiple linear regression models to identify variables associated with MICRA scores

Distress Uncertainty Total Score
B (95% CI) p-value B (95% CI) p-value B (95% CI) p-value
Block 1
 Dispositional −0.29 (− 0.60, − 0.02) 0.06 −0.65 (− 0.98, − 0.31) < 0.001 − 1.21 (− 1.88, − 0.53) < 0.001
 optimism − 0.10 (− 0.26, 0.06) 0.20 − 0.36 (− 0.53, − 0.18) < 0.001 − 0.45 (− 0.79, − 0.10) 0.01
 Age at diagnosis 2.32 (− 0.95, 5.59) 0.16 5.05 (1.44, 8.66) 0.01 7.04 (0.14, 14.22) 0.05
 Children 0.98 (− 2.56, 4.52) 0.58 1.10 (− 2.81, 5.01) 0.57 4.26 (− 3.52, 12.04) 0.28
 PV present in tumour 3.70 (0.22, 7.17) 0.04 2.70 (− 1.13, 6.54) 0.16 3.92 (− 3.71, 11.56) 0.31
 Primary surgery R2adj = 0.172 R2adj = 0.427 R2adj = 0.308
Block 2
 Dispositional −0.09 (− 0.40, 0.22) 0.55 −0.35 (− 0.66, − 0.04) 0.03 − 0.73 (− 1.39, − 0.06) 0.03
 optimism − 0.005 (− 0.16, 0.15) 0.95 − 0.21 (− 0.37, − 0.05) 0.01 − 0.21 (− 0.55, 0.13) 0.21
 Age at diagnosis 1.19 (− 1.91, 4.29) 0.45 3.38 (− 0.23, 6.52) 0.04 4.33 (− 2.35, 11.01) 0.20
 Children 2.16 (− 1.20, 5.51) 0.20 2.85 (0.55, 6.27) 0.10 7.09 (1.14, 14.32) 0.05
 PV present in tumour 2.86 (− 0.40, 6.11) 0.08 1.46 (− 1.85, 4.76) 0.38 1.91 (− 5.11, 8.92) 0.59
 Primary surgery 0.21 (0.08, 0.33) 0.002 0.31 (0.18, 0.44) < 0.001 0.50 (0.22, 0.77) < 0.001
 Cancer-related distress R2adj = 0.293 R2adj = 0.587 R2adj = 0.431

PV pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant

Multiple linear regression model for the subset of participants who completed the MICRA questionnaire (n = 63)