Skip to main content

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of demographic and clinical factors associated with receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy

From: Factors associated with receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy among married women with breast cancer

Variable

ORa

95% CIa

Adjusted Pa

Age at diagnosis (years)

  <50

Referent

  

  50 to 69

0.769

0.463 to 1.275

0.308

  ≥70

0.410

0.212 to 0.793

0.008

Comorbidities

  None

Referent

  

  One or more

1.033

0.791 to 1.349

0.811

Menopausal status

  Premenopause

Referent

  

  Menopause

1.205

0.734 to 1.979

0.461

Residential status

  Rural

Referent

  

  Urban

1.381

1.083 to 1.761

0.009

Tumor size

  ≤2

Referent

  

  >2

0.828

0.603 to 1.136

0.242

Lymph node metastasis

  Negative

Referent

  

  Positive

1.600

1.266 to 2.022

<0.001

Distant metastasis

  Negative

Referent

  

  Positive

1.123

0.282 to 4.475

0.869

Hormone receptor status

  ER- and PR-

Referent

  

  ER + and/or PR+

1.364

0.979 to 1.900

0.066

  1. aAdjusted using multivariate logistic regression model.
  2. ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progestogen receptor; OR, odds ratios; CI, confidence intervals.