Table 2.
Logistic regression results of odds of being a cancer survivor among middle-aged and older adults (45+) in India, LASI Wave 1, 2017–18
| Age groups | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
| 45–54 | 1 |
| 55–64 | 1.12 (0.75 1.67) |
| 65–74 | 0.83 (0.51 1.34) |
| 75+ | 1.13 (0.67 1.90) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 1 |
| Urban | 1.29 (0.87 1.92) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1 |
| Female | 1.41 (0.96 2.07) |
| Marital status | |
| Currently married | 1 |
| Others | 0.96 (0.66 1.40) |
| Caste | |
| Scheduled tribe | 1 |
| Scheduled caste | 1.54 (0.76 3.12) |
| Other backward class | 1.34 (0.74 2.45) |
| None of them | 1.69 (0.91 3.11) |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 1 |
| Muslim | 0.99 (0.62 1.57) |
| Christian | 1.62 (0.89 2.93) |
| Others | 1.23 (0.62 2.43) |
| Education | |
| Less than primary or primary | 1 |
| Middle/higher secondary | 0.80 (0.54 1.19) |
| College or above | 0.94 (0.46 1.92) |
| Work status | |
| Never worked | 1 |
| Worked in the past but currently not working | 1.70***(1.21 2.38) |
| Currently working | 1.09 (0.70 1.72) |
| Expenditure quintile | |
| Lowest | 1 |
| Second | 1.06 (0.56 1.99) |
| Middle | 1.11 (0.60 2.05) |
| Fourth | 1.81 (0.96 3.42) |
| Highest | 2.67**(1.48 4.81) |
| Family history of cancer | |
| No | 1 |
| Yes | 3.30***(2.21 4.93) |
| Region | |
| North | 1 |
| Central | 0.75(0.45, 1.25) |
| East | 1.41 (0.91, 2.17) |
| Northeast | 0.88 (0.50, 1.55) |
| West | 1.65**(1.03, 2.64) |
| South | 0.67 (0.41, 1.10) |
CI confidence interval
*** p < .001, ** p < .01, * p < .05