Table 5 Results from the ordinal logistic regression analysis of factors associated with the count of health-related risk behaviors among childhood cancer survivors
From: Health-related risk behaviors among U.S. childhood cancer survivors: a nationwide estimate
Characteristics | Risk behaviors (N = 372) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate analysis | Multivariable analysis | |||
Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
Demographic and socioeconomic factors | ||||
Age at survey | ||||
  18–39 | Ref |  < .001*** | Ref | 0.003** |
  40–64 | 0.66 (0.43, 1.02) | 0.69 (0.43, 1.12) | ||
  65 and older | 0.30 (0.17, 0.52) | 0.30 (0.15, 0.60) | ||
Sex: (Ref. to Male) | ||||
  Female | 1.01 (0.68, 1.51) | 0.953 | 0.68 (0.43, 1.09) | 0.106 |
Region | ||||
  Northeast | Ref | 0.403 | Ref | 0.830 |
  Midwest | 1.63 (0.90, 2.95) | 1.11 (0.58, 2.13) | ||
  South | 1.83 (1.03, 3.26) | 1.32 (0.70, 2.50) | ||
  West | 1.11 (0.65, 1.92) | 1.06 (0.58, 1.92) | ||
Race/ ethnicity | ||||
  White only, Non-Hispanic | Ref |  < .001*** | Ref | 0.992 |
  Black only, Non-Hispanic | 1.40 (0.52, 3.82) | 1.00 (0.32, 3.14) | ||
  Others | 1.41 (0.81, 2.45) | 0.96 (0.53, 1.76) | ||
  Education Level |  |  |  |  |
  High school and below | Ref |  < .001*** | Ref | 0.001*** |
  Attended college or technical School | 0.54 (0.33, 0.89) | 0.63 (0.37, 1.09) | ||
  College or technical school and above | 0.20 (0.12, 0.33) | 0.34 (0.19, 0.60) | ||
Employment | ||||
  Employed/self-employed | Ref |  < 0.001*** | HC | |
  Out of work/A homemaker | 1.21 (0.70, 2.11) | |||
  Retired | 0.37 (0.20, 0.66) | |||
  Unable to work | 2.89 (1.55, 5.39) | |||
Marital status | ||||
  Married/A member of an unmarried couple | Ref | 0.270 | NA | |
  Divorced/widowed/separated | 1.39 (0.88, 2.19) | |||
  Never married | 1.37 (0.84, 2.24) | |||
Number of children in household (Ref. to No children) | ||||
  One or more | 1.65 (1.10, 2.48) | 0.015* | 1.25 (0.78, 2.01) | 0.346 |
Any healthcare coverage (Ref. to No) | ||||
  Yes | 0.49 (0.26, 0.94) | 0.032* | 1.04 (0.50, 2.16) | 0.917 |
Annual household income | ||||
  Less than $15,000 | Ref |  < 0.001* | Ref | 0.165 |
  $15,000 to less than $25,000 | 0.48 (0.23, 1.02) | 0.63 (0.28, 1.40) | ||
  $25,000 to less than $35,000 | 0.46 (0.20, 1.04) | 0.78 (0.32, 1.94) | ||
  $35,000 to less than $50,000 | 0.36 (0.16, 0.79) | 0.66 (0.28, 1.60) | ||
  $50,000 or more | 0.21 (0.11, 0 .39) | 0.42 (0.20, 0.89) | ||
Clinical factors | ||||
Days with poor mental health in past 30 days (Ref. to zero day) | ||||
  At least 1 day | 2.28 (1.52, 3.42) |  < .001*** | 1.45 (0.90, 2.34) | 0.123 |
Days with poor physical health in past 30 days (Ref. to zero day) | ||||
  At least 1 day | 2.29 (1.54, 3.40) |  < .001*** | 1.17 (0.73, 1.89) | 0.517 |
Obesity (Ref. to No) | ||||
  Yes | 1.06 (0.71, 1.58) | 0.786 | NA | |
Number of chronic health conditions (Ref. to none or 1) | ||||
  > 1 | 2.72 (1.82, 4.05) |  < .001*** | 2.33 (1.42, 3.81) |  < .001*** |
Length of follow-up (years) | ||||
  0–24 | Ref |  < .001*** | HC | |
  25–49 | 0.65 (0.42, 1.01) | |||
  50 +  | 0.33 (0.19, 0.57) | |||