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Table 3 Factors associated with being a high user of primary care during treatment

From: Changes in primary care provider utilization by phase of care for women diagnosed with breast cancer: a CanIMPACT longitudinal cohort study

Ā Ā 

British Columbia (Nā€‰=ā€‰4078)

Manitoba (Nā€‰=ā€‰1467)

Ontario (Nā€‰=ā€‰12,672)

Nova Scotia (Nā€‰=ā€‰1131)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age group

18ā€“39

0.83 (0.59ā€“1.16)

0.98 (0.60ā€“1.58)

0.70 (0.59ā€“0.83)

1.30 (0.66ā€“2.56)

40ā€“49

0.75 (0.61ā€“0.94)

0.83 (0.59ā€“1.17)

0.81 (0.72ā€“0.91)

1.45 (0.94ā€“2.25)

50ā€“59

0.89 (0.72ā€“1.10)

1.01 (0.73ā€“1.39)

0.88 (0.79ā€“0.98)

1.39 (0.90ā€“2.15)

60ā€“69

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

70ā€“74

1.05 (0.68ā€“1.61)

1.55 (0.87ā€“2.76)

1.13 (0.93ā€“1.37)

1.64 (0.94ā€“2.85)

75+

1.57 (0.78ā€“3.15)

1.20 (0.51ā€“2.81)

1.28 (0.99ā€“1.64)

Comorbidity

0ā€“3

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

4ā€“5

1.43 (1.18ā€“1.72)

1.03 (0.73ā€“1.46)

1.19 (1.05ā€“1.34)

1.61 (0.94ā€“2.75)

6ā€“7

1.44 (1.15ā€“1.79)

1.24 (0.87ā€“1.75)

1.47 (1.30ā€“1.66)

2.26 (1.33ā€“3.82)

8+

2.63 (1.98ā€“3.49)

1.59 (1.12ā€“2.26)

2.03 (1.80ā€“2.29)

3.93 (2.41ā€“6.40)

Income quintile

Q1 (lowest)

0.97 (0.75ā€“1.24)

1.36 (0.89ā€“2.07)

1.34 (1.17ā€“1.54)

1.37 (0.83ā€“2.24)

Q2

1.06 (0.83ā€“1.36)

1.82 (1.25ā€“2.66)

1.28 (1.12ā€“1.46)

0.75 (0.45ā€“1.26)

Q3

1.18 (0.92ā€“1.51)

1.18 (0.80ā€“1.72)

1.25 (1.10ā€“1.42)

1.21 (0.75ā€“1.95)

Q4

0.80 (0.63ā€“1.00)

1.14 (0.79ā€“1.62)

1.17 (1.03ā€“1.33)

1.32 (0.83ā€“2.08)

Q5 (highest)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Stage

I

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

II

1.20 (1.01ā€“1.44)

1.43 (1.05ā€“1.94)

1.12 (1.01ā€“1.25)

1.07 (0.75ā€“1.52)

III

1.56 (1.24ā€“1.97)

1.50 (1.05ā€“2.15)

1.09 (0.96ā€“1.24)

0.81 (0.52ā€“1.28)

Area of residence

Rural

6.25 (2.52ā€“15.51)

5.65 (2.82ā€“11.32)

1.48 (1.24ā€“1.77)

1.03 (0.61ā€“1.76)

Rural-remote

7.60 (3.54ā€“16.33)

3.73 (2.49ā€“5.58)

2.16 (1.81ā€“2.58)

Rural-very remote

4.46 (2.65ā€“7.48)

5.26 (3.83ā€“7.21)

4.08 (3.20ā€“5.22)

1.52 (1.05ā€“2.20)

Urban

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Number of years since immigration

<ā€‰5ā€‰years

1.06 (0.70ā€“1.61)

NA

0.98 (0.73ā€“1.32)

NA

5ā€“10ā€‰years

0.76 (0.49ā€“1.16)

NA

0.88 (0.66ā€“1.16)

NA

>ā€‰10ā€‰years

0.66 (0.51ā€“0.85)

NA

0.92 (0.79ā€“1.08)

NA

Non-immigrant

Ref

NA

Ref

NA

Baseline high user

Yes

2.22 (1.47ā€“3.37)

4.13 (2.63ā€“6.48)

3.00 (2.63ā€“3.43)

2.74 (1.73ā€“4.34)

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

  1. Notes: Comorbidity was measured using Aggregated Diagnostic Groups; OR ā€“ Odds Ratio; CI ā€“ Confidence Interval