Table 5 Multivariate analysis of the factors associated with application of guidelines-recommended therapy
From: Under-treatment of elderly patients with ovarian cancer: a population based study
Standard treatment applied = No | Standard treatment applied = yes | ORa (95 % CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Age | <= 70 | 169 | 30.2 % | 390 | 69.8 % | 1 |
>70 | 153 | 47.9 % | 166 | 52,0 % | 0.48 (0.36–0.64) | |
Stage | I-II | 60 | 31.4 % | 131 | 68.6 % | 1 |
III | 172 | 34.6 % | 325 | 65.4 % | 1.81 (1.2–2.81) | |
IV | 90 | 47.4 % | 100 | 52.6 % | 1.64 (1.16–2.33) | |
Grade | 1 | 24 | 32.8 % | 49 | 67.1 % | 1 |
2 | 56 | 32.9 % | 114 | 67.1 % | 1.17 (0.64–2.14) | |
3 | 73 | 34.1 % | 141 | 65.9 % | 1.17 (0.64–2.11) | |
Unknown | 169 | 40.1 % | 252 | 59.9 % | 0.95 (0.55–1.67) | |
Histology | No histology | 6 | 60,0 % | 4 | 40,0 % | 1 |
Epithelial | 305 | 35.9 % | 544 | 64.1 % | 0.62 (0.17–2.3) | |
Other | 11 | 57.9 % | 8 | 42.1 % | 0.37 (0.14–0.98) | |
Treatment location | Private | 188 | 35.9 % | 335 | 64.1 % | 1.33 (0.97–1.82) |
Public Univ. | 122 | 39.7 % | 170 | 60.3 % | 1 | |
Public non-Univ. | 16 | 32,0 % | 34 | 68,0 % | 1.56 (0.78–3.06) | |
Unknown | 6 | 26.1 % | 17 | 73.9 % | 0.96 (0.54–1.67) | |