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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio of various health-related outcomes among middle-aged and older Indian adults (45+) by their cancer duration in LASI Wave 1, 2017–18

From: Health status and associated factors of middle-aged and older adult cancer survivors in India: results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India

 

Adjusted Odds Ratio(95% CI)

No cancer

(ref)

Up to 2 years of cancer

3–5 years of cancer

6+ years of cancer

Hospitalisation

1

5.22***(3.06,8.93)

1.14 (0.42,3.10)

1.52 (0.78, 2.97)

Depressive symptoms

1

2.11**(1.14,3.90)

1.86 (0.97, 3.56)

0.87 (0.54, 1.41)

Poor self-rated health

1

6.84***(3.27,14.37)

2.72*(1.21,6.09)

3.05***(1.90,4.91)

1 + ADL

1

2.16**(1.24,3.76)

1.49 (0.56,3.94)

1.51 (0.87,2.60

1 + IADL

1

1.53 (0.84,2.78)

1.72 (0.84,3.50)

1.30 (0.80,2.12)

Sleep problems

1

3.20** (1.42,7.21)

2.12*(1.03,4.35)

1.85*(1.06,3.21)

  1. ADL Activities of daily living, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living
  2. Results are adjusted for age, marital status, place of residence, caste, religion, education, work status and MPCE quintile and region. Dependent variable coded as “1” if respondent had negative outcomes of health and “0” otherwise
  3. CI confidence interval
  4. *** p < .001, ** p < .01, * p < .05