From: The structure and demographic correlates of cancer fear
 | Cancer as greatest health fear | Discomfort thinking about cancer | Cancer worry | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 |