Table 3. Multivariate analysis... | American Society of Hematology

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis evaluating factors associated with usefulness of information sources (N = 190)

Variables	Physician is most useful source	Internet is most useful source	Family/friends/other patients/patient support group is most useful source
Age*	0.99 (0.96-1.02); .51	1.02 (0.99-1.05); .31	0.99 (0.94-1.05); .82
Sex
Male	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female	0.84 (0.45-1.57); .58	1.07 (0.55-2.09); .83	2.30 (0.60-8.78); .22
Race
White	Ref	Ref	Ref
Nonwhite	0.50 (0.14-1.86); .30	0.80 (0.22-2.92); .73	1.00 (0.97-1.02); .81
Marital status
Married	Ref	Ref	Ref
Nonmarried	0.65 (0.30-1.39); .27	1.38 (0.62-3.05); .43	1.60 (0.39-6.67); .52
Education
Postgraduate	Ref; .11†	Ref; .51†	Ref; .34†
College graduate	0.85 (0.38-1.90); .68	1.05 (0.43-2.60); .91	3.94 (0.40-39.20); .24
Less than college graduate	0.46 (0.21-0.999); .0496	1.53 (0.67-3.48); .31	5.32 (0.56-50.26); .14
Annual household income
≥$100 000	Ref	Ref	Ref
<$100 000	1.23 (0.63-2.39); .55	0.71 (0.35-1.43); .33	0.60 (0.15-2.41); .48
CCI‡	1.20 (0.89-1.62); .24	0.61 (0.41-0.92); .02	1.09 (0.59-2.01); .76
Cancer type
Other	Ref; .08†	Ref; .03†	Ref; .56†
Acute leukemia	2.49 (1.07-5.80); .03	0.26 (0.10-0.74); .01	2.56 (0.46-14.15); .28
Lymphoma	1.75 (0.88-3.49); .11	0.57 (0.28-1.16); .12	1.48 (0.33-1.59); .60
MOS social support§	1.02 (0.99-1.05); .14	1.00 (0.98-1.03); .57	0.97 (0.94-1.02); .22

Variables	Physician is most useful source	Internet is most useful source	Family/friends/other patients/patient support group is most useful source
Age*	0.99 (0.96-1.02); .51	1.02 (0.99-1.05); .31	0.99 (0.94-1.05); .82
Sex
Male	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female	0.84 (0.45-1.57); .58	1.07 (0.55-2.09); .83	2.30 (0.60-8.78); .22
Race
White	Ref	Ref	Ref
Nonwhite	0.50 (0.14-1.86); .30	0.80 (0.22-2.92); .73	1.00 (0.97-1.02); .81
Marital status
Married	Ref	Ref	Ref
Nonmarried	0.65 (0.30-1.39); .27	1.38 (0.62-3.05); .43	1.60 (0.39-6.67); .52
Education
Postgraduate	Ref; .11†	Ref; .51†	Ref; .34†
College graduate	0.85 (0.38-1.90); .68	1.05 (0.43-2.60); .91	3.94 (0.40-39.20); .24
Less than college graduate	0.46 (0.21-0.999); .0496	1.53 (0.67-3.48); .31	5.32 (0.56-50.26); .14
Annual household income
≥$100 000	Ref	Ref	Ref
<$100 000	1.23 (0.63-2.39); .55	0.71 (0.35-1.43); .33	0.60 (0.15-2.41); .48
CCI‡	1.20 (0.89-1.62); .24	0.61 (0.41-0.92); .02	1.09 (0.59-2.01); .76
Cancer type
Other	Ref; .08†	Ref; .03†	Ref; .56†
Acute leukemia	2.49 (1.07-5.80); .03	0.26 (0.10-0.74); .01	2.56 (0.46-14.15); .28
Lymphoma	1.75 (0.88-3.49); .11	0.57 (0.28-1.16); .12	1.48 (0.33-1.59); .60
MOS social support§	1.02 (0.99-1.05); .14	1.00 (0.98-1.03); .57	0.97 (0.94-1.02); .22

Data are AOR (95% CI); P value.

Ref, reference.

One unit increase in number of years.

Overall P value.

One unit increase in CCI.

One unit increase in the MOS Social Support survey.