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Table 4 Odds ratios describing likelihood of receiving PRT 1Y

From: Palliative radiotherapy utilization for cancer patients at end of life in British Columbia: retrospective cohort study

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% CI

Age ( vs. 85+)

<19

5.42

1.59

18.50

19-44

6.68

4.83

9.24

45-64

5.64

4.79

6.64

65-74

4.53

3.86

5.32

75-84

2.62

2.24

3.06

Sex

M (vs. F)

0.97

0.87

1.09

Primary cancer site (vs. Lung)

 

Blood

0.24

0.19

0.29

Brain

0.16

0.11

0.23

Breast

0.41

0.34

0.50

Colorectal

0.13

0.11

0.16

Female genital

0.25

0.19

0.32

Melanoma

0.43

0.31

0.60

Non-colorectal GI

0.20

0.17

0.24

Prostate

0.38

0.32

0.47

Urinary

0.41

0.33

0.51

Other

0.23

0.19

0.28

Survival time from diagnosis (Months) ( vs. 26+)

<1.5

0.35

0.28

0.42

1.5-26

2.01

1.79

2.25

Travel time

≤2 hours (vs. >2 hours)

1.44

1.28

1.62