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Table 3 Predictors of concordance between influential adverse treatment outcomes and localized prostate cancer treatment decisions

From: Concordance between influential adverse treatment outcomes and localized prostate cancer treatment decisions

 

Univariate

Multivariable

Variable

Category

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Study group

P3P versus UC

0.8

0.5–1.3

0.369

0.9

0.4–1.8

0.681

Risk

Low versus favorable intermediate risk

3.4

2–6.1

< 0.001

4.9

2.2–11.8

< 0.001

Age

≥ 60 years versus < 60 years

2.2

1.3–3.9

0.006

2.5

1–6.1

0.045

Education

College graduate versus not

0.6

0.3–1.1

0.084

0.7

0.3–1.8

0.484

Race

B/AA versus not

0.7

0.4–1.3

0.235

0.6

0.2–1.6

0.328

Impact on recreation

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.5

0.3–0.8

0.008

0.3

0.1–0.7

0.005

Impact on work

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.4

0.2–0.6

< 0.001

0.5

0.2–1.1

0.09

Perceived life expectancy

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.5

0.2–0.9

0.03

1.3

0.5–3.4

0.629

Spouse/Partner

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.6

0.3–1.1

0.127

0.9

0.4–2

0.722

Other family

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.5

0.3–1.2

0.114

0.8

0.3–2.4

0.674

My own age

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.7

0.4–1.3

0.241

0.8

0.4–1.9

0.678

Marital status

Married/partnered versus not

1.3

0.7–2.4

0.368

   

Income

$40,000 or more versus not

0.8

0.4–1.6

0.612

   

Working status

Employed versus not

1

0.6–1.8

0.893

   

Preferred decision making role

“I prefer to make the final decision about what treatment I will receive” versus otherb

0.9

0.5–1.7

0.818

   

Coworker

“A lot” of influence versus othera

1.1

0.3–5.3

0.933

   

Friend

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.7

0.2–2.3

0.588

   

Famous people

“A lot” of influence versus othera

1.6

0.3–11.5

0.572

   

Confidence in doctor

“A lot” of influence versus othera

0.7

0.4–1.3

0.317

   

Religion

“A lot” of influence versus othera

1

0.5–2

0.975

   
  1. p < 0.05 are shown in bold
  2. a“Other” includes the response options “some influence,” “a little influence,” and “no influence”
  3. b“Other” includes the response options “I prefer that my doctor and I share responsibility for deciding which treatment is best for me” and “I prefer to leave all decisions regarding treatment to my doctor”