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Table 3 Factors influencing severity of disability of cancer patients

From: The changing relationship between health burden and work disability of Australian cancer survivors, 2003–2017: evidence from a longitudinal survey

Variables

Moderate disability vs No disability

Severe disability vs No disability

Un-adjusted model

Adjusted model

Un-adjusted model

Adjusted model

RRR (95% CI)

RRR (95% CI)

RRR (95% CI)

RRR (95% CI)

Health burden

No burden (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Moderate burden

7.88*** (4.26, 10.04)

4.03*** (3.56, 9.99)

5.66*** (4.35, 7.79)

5.92** (1.38, 25.40)

Severe burden

7.27*** (6.28, 18.4)

5.43*** (3.34, 7.81)

6.80*** (4.78, 9.09)

5.32*** (2.75, 11.60)

 Female (ref = male)

1.08 (0.89, 1.30)

 

1.00 (0.81, 1.24)

 

Age

  < 25 years (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 25–45 years

1.09 (0.51, 2.35)

1.12 (0.37, 3.37)

0.75 (0.33, 1.70)

0.85 (0.24, 2.97)

 46–65 years

1.80 (0.87, 3.75)

1.31 (0.47, 3.66)

1.47 (0.68, 3.18)

1.39 (0.45, 4.34)

  > 65 years

3.23*** (1.56, 6.68)

1.40** (1.09, 4.00)

2.62*** (1.22, 5.63)

1.82*** (1.57, 5.87)

Educational achievement

 Year 11 or below (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Year 12

0.42*** (0.28, 0.62)

1.36 (0.82, 2.24)

0.57*** (0.38, 0.85)

0.77 (0.43, 1.39)

 Trade/certificate/diploma

0.69*** (0.56, 0.85)

1.10 (0.51, 2.36)

0.60*** (0.47, 0.76)

1.54 (0.68, 3.47)

 Tertiary or university

0.51*** (0.38, 0.68)

1.00 (0.62, 1.61)

0.37*** (0.26, 0.53)

0.77 (0.43, 1.36)

 Unemployed (ref = employed)

2.97*** (3.65, 0.62)

1.55** (1.01, 2.39)

4.88*** (6.37, 0.85)

2.01*** (1.15, 3.50)

Marital status

 Single (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Married

1.68*** (1.22, 2.32)

1.41 (0.79, 2.54)

1.33 (0.94, 1.88)

0.69 (0.37, 1.31)

 Others

2.25*** (1.60, 3.16)

1.44 (0.79, 2.62)

1.86*** (1.29, 2.68)

0.89 (0.47, 1.69)

Physical activity status

 Low

1.73*** (1.19, 2.51)

0.98 (0.64, 1.50)

5.17*** (3.11, 8.60)

1.91** (1.07, 3.40)

 Moderate

1.64*** (1.11, 2.41)

1.30 (0.85, 2.00)

2.14*** (1.22, 3.75)

1.43 (0.77, 2.65)

 High (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Alcohol consumption (ref = no)

1.54*** (1.25, 1.91)

0.94 (0.65, 1.35)

2.29*** (1.83, 2.88)

1.29*** (1.15, 1.49)

 Smoking exposure (ref = no)

1.19 (0.91, 1.56)

 

1.07 (0.79, 1.45)

 

 Private insurance coverage (ref = yes)

1.22 (0.91, 1.62)

0.88 (0.62, 1.24)

1.68*** (1.22, 2.32)

1.02 (0.68, 1.53)

 Healthcare utilisation (ref = yes)

4.62*** (3.34, 6.39)

0.29*** (0.19, 0.44)

8.13*** (5.15, 12.83)

0.34*** (0.20, 0.60)

Life satisfaction with

Household members

1.02 (0.97, 1.07)

1.00 (0.90, 1.10)

1.01 (0.95, 1.07)

1.01 (0.90, 1.13)

Employment

0.89*** (0.87, 0.91)

0.99 (0.95, 1.04)

0.81*** (0.79, 0.84)

0.96 (0.91, 1.02)

Financial situation

0.94*** (0.90, 0.98)

0.95 (0.88, 1.03)

0.88*** (0.84, 0.91)

0.94 (0.86, 1.02)

Social supports

0.97 (0.92, 1.02)

1.00 (0.90, 1.10)

0.89*** (0.84, 0.94)

0.98 (0.88, 1.10)

Remoteness

Major cities (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Inner regional

1.54*** (1.24, 1.90)

1.75*** (1.21, 2.52)

1.29* (1.01, 1.65)

1.60** (1.04, 2.48)

Outer regional

1.29 (0.96, 1.73)

0.95 (0.55, 1.63)

1.40* (1.02, 1.92)

1.27 (0.70, 2.31)

Remote or very remote

1.00 (0.50, 2.01)

0.80 (0.26, 2.43)

0.48 (0.17, 1.39)

0.22 (0.03, 1.81)

Socioeconomic status

Q1(lowest 20%)

1.64*** (1.21, 2.24)

1.36** (1.09, 2.33)

2.63*** (1.84, 3.74)

1.28*** (1.16, 2.23)

Q2

1.66*** (1.24, 2.24)

1.44 (0.87, 2.39)

2.09*** (1.47, 2.97)

1.25 (0.68, 2.32)

Q3

1.37* (1.00, 1.87)

1.49 (0.87, 2.54)

1.22 (0.82, 1.81)

1.09 (0.56, 2.14)

Q4

1.15 (0.85, 1.57)

1.21 (0.72, 2.01)

1.42 (0.98, 2.05)

1.36 (0.73, 2.52)

Q5(highest 20%) (= ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. RRR Relative risk ratio, CI Confidence interval, ref. Reference group