Table 3 Odds ratios of patients bothered by skin symptoms for factors in baseline characteristics and skin conditions
Depression due to the skin problems | ||
|---|---|---|
Crude | Adjusted*# | |
Factor | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
Age, years | ||
< 30 | 4.29 (0.65, 28.26) | 7.84 (0.98, 62.69) |
30–40 | 1.43 (0.30, 6.89) | 2.00 (0.35, 11.53) |
40–50 | 1.85 (0.40, 8.55) | 2.35 (0.43, 12.74) |
50–60 | 1.05 (0.21, 5.34) | 1.13 (0.19, 6.77) |
> = 60 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
Sweating in the radiation field | ||
Normal sweating | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
Absent sweating | 1.86 (0.81, 4.24) | 1.36 (0.55, 3.33) |
Absent sweating and hotness | 5.92 (2.65, 13.20) | 4.13* (1.67, 10.20) |
Dryness in the radiation field | ||
Normal moisture | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
Dry skin | 3.62 (1.45, 9.01) | 2.42 (0.89, 6.61) |
Dry skin and itchy | 4.41 (1.80, 10.79) | 1.44 (0.49, 4.27) |
Skin color deposition | ||
No skin color deposition | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
Mild skin color deposition | 5.38 (1.87, 15.43) | 4.26* (1.41, 12.83) |
Severe skin color deposition | 10.40 (3.54, 30.54) | 8.30* (2.61, 26.42) |
Interval after radiotherapy, months | ||
< 1 | 0.69 (0.27, 1.81) | 0.33* (0.11, 0.96) |
1–6 | 0.88 (0.43, 1.77) | 0.58 (0.26, 1.29) |
6–12 | 0.97 (0.47, 2.00) | 0.56 (0.24, 1.29) |
12–24 | 1.28 (0.63, 2.56) | 1.32 (0.59, 2.96) |
> 24 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |