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Table 3 Full and Reduced Stepwise Models of Multivariable Logistic Regression of Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with any Job problem after Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

From: Prevalence and correlates of job and insurance problems among young breast cancer survivors within 18 months of diagnosis

 

Full Model

Reduced Model

Participant Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Age

 

0.51

-----**

 < 30 years

0.96 (0.38, 2.43)

0.94

 30–34.9 years

1.58 (0.85, 2.94)

0.15

 35–39.9 years

1.18 (0.70, 2.00)

0.53

 40–45 years

reference

 

Marital status

 

0.70

-----

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

0.73 (0.30, 1.76)

0.48

 Married/Partnered

0.80 (0.43, 1.47)

0.47

 Never Married

reference

 

Race

 

0.63

-----

 Non-Hispanic White

0.81 (0.34, 1.91)

0.63

 Other

reference

 

Body Mass Index (BMI)

 

0.02

 

0.02

 Under/Normal Weight (< 25)

reference

 

reference

 

 Overweight (25–29.9)

2.18 (1.24, 3.86)

0.007

2.09 (1.23, 3.56)

0.006

 Obese (≥ 30)

1.47 (0.71, 3.03)

0.30

1.41 (0.72, 2.77)

0.32

Education

 

0.18

-----

 High School or less

reference

 

 Some College

0.59 (0.20, 1.73)

0.34

 College Degree

0.84 (0.29, 2.44)

0.75

 Post-Graduate

1.17 (0.41, 3.37)

0.77

Income

 

0.06

 

0.01

 < $50,000

reference

 

reference

 

 $50,000–$74,999

0.41 (0.20, 0.84)

0.01

0.39 (0.21, 0.74)

0.004

 $75,000–$99,999

0.49 (0.24, 1.01)

0.05

0.52 (0.28, 0.98)

0.04

 $100,00 or higher

0.44 (0.22, 0.88)

0.02

0.45 (0.26, 0.78)

0.005

Employment Status

 

0.008

 

0.003

 Full-time

reference

 

reference

 

 Part-time

0.44 (0.24, 0.81)

0.008

0.42 (0.23, 0.74)

0.003

Insurance Type

 

0.27

-----

 Group Heath

reference

 

 HMO

0.57 (0.33, 0.97)

0.04

 Other

0.74 (0.36, 1.51)

0.41

 More than 1 insurance type

1.61 (0.34, 7.53)

0.55

 None

N/Aa

 

Current Smoker

 

0.35

-----

 No

reference

 

 Yes

1.50 (0.64, 3.52)

0.35

Hormonal Therapy

 

0.62

-----

 No

reference

 

 Yes

0.89 (0.56, 1.42)

0.62

Tumor Size

 

0.35

-----

 < 2 cm

reference

 

 2–5 cm

1.41 (0.88, 2.27)

0.16

 > 5 cm

1.33 (0.37, 4.72)

0.66

Histologic Grade

 

0.47

-----

 I

reference

 

 II

0.60 (0.26, 1.38)

0.23

 III

0.86 (0.38, 1.93)

0.72

 IV

N/A

 
  1. aVariable levels without enough counts in cells were not included and are referenced with “N/A”
  2. **Variables not included in the reduced model are referenced with dashes