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Table 4 ORs (95% CI) of psychosocial factors reported among respondents in the multivariate logistic regression analysis for registry-confirmed (confirmed cancer) and only self-reported cancer (non-confirmed cancer) with adjustment for age and sex

From: Self-reported rather than registered cancer is associated with psychosocial strain

 

Confirmed ~ control

Non-confirmed ~ control

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Stress

    

   Low

1

 

1

 

   Moderate

1.090

0.840 - 1.415

1.052

0.686 - 1.612

   High

0.964

0.701 - 1.326

1.553

0.979 - 2.463

Depression

    

   Beck 0-19

1

 

1

 

   Beck ≥20

1.291

0.813 - 2.051

2.749

1.620 - 4.664

Hostility

    

   Low

1

 

1

 

   Moderate

0.998

0.763-1.306

1.279

0.716 - 1.724

   High

1.144

0.816-1.605

1.068

0.616-1.850

Optimism

    

   High

1

 

1

 

   Moderate

0.877

0.682 - 1.129

1.256

0.820 - 1.924

   Low

1.126

0.827 - 1.533

2.018

1.258 - 3.239

Life satisfaction

    

   High

1

 

1

 

   Moderate

1.236

0.923 - 1.657

1.117

0.716 - 1.724

   Low

1.510

1.069 - 2.131

1.800

1.096 - 2.957

Child adversities (n)

    

   0

1

 

1

 

   1

1.085

0.818 - 1.439

1.594

1.022 - 2.486

   2-6

1.211

0.935 - 1.570

1.761

1.167 - 2.655

Negative events

    

   Few (0-2)

1

 

1

 

   Many (>2)

1.486

1.160 - 1.903

1.616

1.124 - 2.322

Positive events

    

   Many (>2)

1

 

1

 

   Few (0-2)

1.087

0.801 - 1.475

0.994

0.600 - 1.648

Social support (points)

    

   ≥18

1

 

1

 

   12-17

1.195

0.775 - 1.845

0.770

0.334 - 1.775

   6-11

0.839

0.553 - 1.272

1.748

0.841 - 3.635

   0-5

0.689

0.999 - 1.181

2.693

1.197 - 6.060

Support type

    

   Gets as much as gives

1

 

1

 

   Gets more than gives

1.254

0.953 - 1.651

1.071

0.687 - 1.669

   Gets less than gives

0.804

0.618 - 1.045

1.315

0.889 - 1.946