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Table 4 Stepwise hierarchical linear and logistic regression analyses of variables associated to self rated health (SRH) score.

From: Morbidity associated with "self-rated health" in epithelial ovarian cancer survivors

Independent variables

Dimensional SRH

Categorical SRH

 

Beta

P

OR

95%CI

P

Step 1. Demography

     

Age at diagnosis

0.14

0.03

0.95

0.88–1.03

0.24

Civil status (Paired = reference)

0.05

0.34

1.00

0.13–7.43

0.99

Level of education (> 12 years = ref)

0.06

0.55

2.55

0.45–14.51

0.29

Work status (active reference)

-0.12

0.06

0.65

0.11–3.89

0.64

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.187

< 0.001

0.084

 

0.055

Step 2. Cancer related variables

     

   FIGO stage (I+II reference)

0.09

0.17

0.23

0.05–1.10

0.07

   Relapse < 6 months (no = ref)

-0.05

0.39

0.53

0.09–3.15

0.49

   Chemotherapy ever (no = ref)

-0.04

0.52

2.65

0.45–15.81

0.28

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.218

0.15

0.109

 

0.424

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.032

 

0.025

  

Step 3. Somatic complaints

     

   Nausea

-0.16

0.02

1.08

0.99–1.17

0.10

   Pain

-0.15

0.05

1.05

1.01–1.09

0.01

   Dyspnoe

-0.13

0.06

1.01

0.98–1.04

0.56

   Insomnia

-0.08

0.32

1.01

0.96–1.02

0.52

   Lack of appetite

-0.04

0.58

0.99

0.98–1.07

0.40

   Constipation

-0.09

0.16

1.02

0.99–1.05

0.20

   Diarrhea

-0.02

0.69

1.00

0.97–1.04

0.87

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.606

< 0.001

0.571

 

< 0.001

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.387

 

0.462

  

Step 4. Impairment

     

   Physical impairment

-0.10

0.16

11.73

1.28–108.02

0.03

   Mental impairment

-0.08

0.22

0.53

0.05–5.39

0.57

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.639

0.004

0.645

 

0.001

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.033

 

0.074

  

Step 5. Medication last year

     

   Daily use of medication

-0.09

0.12

2.66

0.38–18.60

0.33

   Use of analgetics

0.01

0.90

2.84

0.33–24.57

0.34

   Use of psychotropics

-0.05

0.50

13.78

2.07–91.85

0.01

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.653

0.17

0.717

 

0.001

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.014

 

0.072

  

Step 6. Anxiety and fatigue

     

   HADS-Anxiety

-0.07

0.35

1.07

0.85–1.35

0.58

   FQ Total fatigue

-0.16

0.02

1.24

1.05–1.47

0.01

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.682

0.006

0.759

 

0.007

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.029

 

0.042

  

Step 7. Life style

     

   Body Image Scale score

-0.12

0.07

1.09

0.92–1.30

0.32

   BMI

0.01

0.83

0.97

0.80–1.18

0.79

   Physical activity (moderate or more = reference)

-0.11

0.04

0.84

0.16–4.42

0.84

Smoking (no = reference)

0.04

0.54

0.67

0.08–5.49

0.71

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.703

0.09

0.766

 

0.806

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.021

 

0.007

  

Step 8. Menopausal QoL

     

   Vasomotor score

-0.08

0.14

1.26

0.78–2.03

0.35

Explained variance (R 2 )

0.709

0.14

0.769

 

0.34

Increase of variance (R 2 -change)

0.006

 

0.003