Table 4 Full and Reduced Stepwise Models of Multivariable Logistic Regression of Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with any Insurance Problem after Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Age

0.70

 < 30 years

0.94 (0.42, 2.12)

0.89

 30–34.9 years

1.31 (0.79, 2.17)

0.30

 35–39.9 years

0.99 (0.63, 1.55)

0.95

 40–45 years

reference

Marital status

0.99

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

1.00 (0.45, 2.20)

0.99

 Married/Partnered

0.98 (0.55, 1.75)

0.94

 Never Married

reference

Race

0.87

 Non-Hispanic White

1.06 (0.54, 2.06)

0.87

 Other

reference

Body Mass Index (BMI)

0.05

0.04

 Under/Normal Weight (< 25)

reference

reference

 Overweight (25–29.9)

0.86 (0.53, 1.40)

0.53

0.84 (0.53, 1.33)

0.46

 Obese (≥ 30)

0.42 (0.21, 0.83)

0.01

0.43 (0.22, 0.83)

0.01

Education

0.34

 High School or less

reference

 Some College

1.93 (0.67, 5.53)

0.22

 College Degree

2.50 (0.87, 7.17)

0.09

 Post-Graduate

2.29 (0.79, 6.65)

0.13

Income

0.31

 < $50,000

reference

 $50,000–$74,999

1.16 (0.63, 2.14)

0.63

 $75,000–$99,999

0.65 (0.33, 1.27)

0.21

 $100,00 or higher

0.99 (0.54, 1.81)

0.97

Employment Status

0.22

 Full-time

reference

 Homemaker^a

0.78 (0.44, 1.40)

0.41

 Part-time

1.17 (0.69, 1.99)

0.56

 Other

1.73 (0.91, 3.30)

0.09

Insurance Type

0.84

 Group Heath

reference

 HMO

0.77 (0.49, 1.20)

0.25

 Other

0.97 (0.54, 1.74)

0.91

 More than 1 insurance type

0.85 (0.16, 4.53)

0.85

 None

1.08 (0.16, 7.17)

0.93

Current Smoker

0.91

 No

reference

 Yes

0.96 (0.46, 2.00)

0.91

Cancer Stage

0.41

 I

reference

 II

0.73 (0.44, 1.22)

0.23

 III

1.04 (0.36, 3.00)

0.94

Hormonal Therapy

0.0004

< 0.0001

 No

reference

reference

 Yes

0.50 (0.34, 0.74)

0.0004

0.48 (0.34, 0.69)

< 0.0001

Tumor Size

0.10

0.02

 < 2 cm

reference

reference

 2–5 cm

1.63 (0.96, 2.75)

0.07

1.33 (0.89, 1.97)

0.16

 > 5 cm

2.69 (0.82, 8.85)

0.10

3.11 (1.30, 7.42)

0.01