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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin J Pain. 2023 Feb 1;39(2):76–84. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001090

Table 5.

Multivariable GEE analysis of baseline variables and PROMIS sleep disturbance across 4 time points (baseline, 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months)

Baseline Variable B (CI) SE Test Statistic p
Multivariable GEE

Sociodemographics
  Age** −0.09 (−0.15, −0.02) 0.03 6.99 .008
  Education −0.56 (−1.10, 0.02) 0.27 4.20 .04
Surgical Variables
  Surgery/reconstruction type
  Breast conserving surgery (Lumpectomy) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Mastectomy** −2.74 (−4.77, −0.71) 1.03 7.02 .008
  Mastectomy with reconstruction −0.32 (−1.88, 1.23) 0.80 0.16 .689
Axillary surgery 1.78 (−0.23, 3.79) 1.02 3.03 .082
Treatment variables
  Chemotherapy 0.08 (−1.63, 1.79) 0.87 0.01 .925
Baseline pain (Breast Cancer Pain questionnaire, BCPQ)
  Pain Severity Index (PSI)*** 0.19 (0.08, 0.30) 0.05 12.46 <.001
  Opioid use* 3.14 (0.57, 5.72) 1.32 5.71 .017
Psychological Variables
  Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) 0.01 (−0.08, 0.10) 0.05 0.06 .810
  Anxiety (PROMIS-SF)*** 0.45 (0.25, 0.65) 0.10 19.26 <.001
  Depression (PROMIS-SF) −0.02 (−0.24, 0.19) 0.11 0.05 .816
  Negative Affect (PANAS) −0.05 (−0.23, 0.13) 0.09 0.25 .615
  Positive Affect (PANAS)** −0.14 (−0.25, −0.03) 0.06 6.57 .010
  Somatization (BSI) 0.16 (−0.19, 0.51) 0.18 0.80 .372