From: The structure and demographic correlates of cancer fear
Cancer as greatest health fear | Discomfort thinking about cancer | Cancer worry | ||||
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Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
Female | 1.34* (1.23-1.50) | 1.31* (1.18-1.45) | 1.21* (1.09-1.33) | 1.15 (1.04-1.27) | 1.56* (1.39-1.75) | 1.48* (1.33-1.67) |
Age | ||||||
< 60 years | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
≥ 60 years | 0.92 (0.83-1.01) | 0.93 (0.84-1.02) | 0.94 (0.85-1.03) | 0.95 (0.86-1.05) | 0.97 (0.86-1.08) | 0.99 (0.88-1.11) |
Educational qualifications | ||||||
Yes | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
No | 1.70* (1.53-1.88) | 1.66* (1.49-1.84) | 1.49* (1.35-1.65) | 1.43* (1.29-1.58) | 1.52* (1.34-1.71) | 1.40* (1.24-1.59) |
Ethnicity | ||||||
White | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
Not White | 1.30 (1.01-1.66) | 1.24 (0.96-1.59) | 1.35 (1.06-1.72) | 1.24 (0.97-1.59) | 2.06* (1.60-2.65) | 1.85* (1.43-2.39) |
Marital status | ||||||
Married or cohabiting | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
Not married or cohabiting | 0.95 (0.84-1.06) | 0.91 (0.81-1.03) | 1.11 (0.99-1.24) | 1.05 (0.93-1.17) | 1.17 (1.03-1.33) | 1.08 (0.95-1.23) |
General health | ||||||
Excellent/good | - | REF | - | REF | - | REF |
Fair/poor | 1.05 (0.94-1.18) | 1.22* (1.09-1.36) | 1.50* (1.33-1.70) | |||
Anxiety | ||||||
Low | - | REF | - | REF | - | REF |
High | 1.50* (1.35-1.66) | 1.82* (1.64-2.02) | 2.11* (1.90-2.42) | |||
Nagelkerke R2 | .029 | .042 | .017 | .050 | .031 | .084 |
χ 2 (5) = 142.6, p < .001 | χ 2 (7) = 206.3, p < .001 | χ 2 (5) = 84.3, p < .001 | χ 2 (7) = 250.9, p < .001 | χ 2 (5) = 138.4, p < .001 | χ 2 (7) = 382.4, p < .001 |