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Table 2 Characteristics of survivors of working age and independent variables of employment by the results of multiple logistic regression analysis

From: Employment status and health related quality of life among Hodgkin-lymphoma survivors’– results based on data from a major treatment center in Hungary

 

All patients (n = 140)

Inactive employment status (n = 47)

Active employment status (n = 93)

Univariate analysis

Multiple analysis

p

ODDS

95% CI

p

ODDS

95% CI

Age at survey > = 40 yr.

76 (54%)

15 (32%)

61 (66%)

<0.001

4.357

2.038–9.316

   

vs. <40 yr.

64 (46%)

32 (68%)

32 (34%)

Age at dg. > = 30 yr.

80 (57%)

16 (34%)

64 (69%)

<0.001

4.276

2.028–9.016

0.001

3.556

1.548–8.168

vs. <30 yr.

60 (43%)

31 (66%)

29 (31%)

Elapsed time > =10 yr.

66 (47%)

24 (51%)

42 (45%)

0.436

1.325

0.652–2.689

   

vs. <10 yr.

74 (53%)

23 (49%)

51 (55%)

Male

69 (49%)

23 (49%)

46 (49%)

0.953

0.979

0.485–1.975

   

vs. female

71 (51%)

24 (51%)

47 (51%)

Residence: village

32 (23%)

12 (26%)

20 (22%)

0.592

1.252

0.507–2.062

   

vs. city

108 (77%)

35 (74%)

73 (78%)

Education level:

         

elementary

50 (36%)

24 (53%)

26 (28%)

0.014

3.346

1.282–8.734

0.032

3.320

1.112–9.914

vs. college

37 (27%)

14 (30%)

38 (41%)

      

elementary

   

0.568

1.336

0.494–3.609

0.235

1.967

0.644–6.007

vs. high school

52 (37%)

8 (17%)

29 (31%)

      

Single

68 (50%)

23 (52%)

45 (49%)

0.714

1.144

0.557–2.347

   

vs. live together

68 (50%)

21 (48%)

47 (51%)

Stage 3–4

73 (53%)

24 (52%)

41 (45%)

0.399

1.357

0.668–2762

   

vs. 1–2

65 (47%)

22 (48%)

51 (55%)

Bulk

42 (32%)

11 (27%)

31 (34%)

0.409

0.710

0.314–1.605

   

vs. without bulk

90 (68%)

30 (73%)

60 (66%)

B symptom

61 (46%)

20 (49%)

41 (44%)

0.691

1.161

0.555–2.433

   

vs. no B symptom

71 (54%)

21 (51%)

50 (56%)

ECOG 1–2

22 (17%)

8 (20%)

14 (16%)

0.593

1.299

0.497–3.390

   

vs. ECOG 0

108 (83%)

33 (80%)

75 (84%)

Comorbidity

68 (49%)

25 (53%)

43 (44%)

0.437

1.321

0.654–2.667

   

vs. no comorbidity

72 (51%)

22 (47%)

50 (56%)

Treatment: ABVD

43 (31%)

16 (34%)

27 (30%)

0.599

1.224

0.576–2.597

   

vs. other

95 (69%)

31 (66%)

64 (70%)

Irradiation

103 (74%)

35 (74%)

68 (73%)

0.864

1.072

0.482–2.387

   

vs. no irradiation

37 (26%)

12 (26%)

25 (27%)

Treatment response: PR

72 (51%)

4 (9%)

5 (5%)

0.484

1.637

0.418–6.409

   

vs. SD

68 (49%)

43 (81%)

88 (95%)

Treatment related side effect: yes

72 (51%)

36 (77%)

36 (39%)

<0.001

5.182

2.343–11.460

<0.001

5.254

2.196–12.524

vs. no

68 (49%)

11 (23%)

57 (61%)

Relapse

21 (15%)

7 (15%)

14 (15%)

0.980

0.983

0.369–2.641

   

vs. no relapse

119 (85%)

40 (85%)

79 (85%)