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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis on baseline variables Dependent variable: PFSR. Independent variables: EORTC and MSKCC SAS variables adjusted for gender, age, cancer type, ECOG performance status and line of treatment

From: Integrating patient reported measures as predictive parameters into decisionmaking about palliative chemotherapy: a pilot study

Independent Variable

p-value

Regr.

OR

95 %-CI for OR

    

min

max

EORTC QLQ C30

 Global Health Status

0.006

−0.050

0.951

0.918

0.986

 Physical Functioning

0.465

−0.009

0.991

0.967

1.015

 Role Functioning

0.360

−0.009

0.991

0.973

1.010

 Emotional Functioning

0.130

−0.017

0.983

0.961

1.005

 Cognitive Functioning

0.139

−0.025

0.976

0.944

1.008

 Social Functioning

0.099

−0.016

0.984

0.965

1.003

 Fatigue

0.219

0.014

1.014

0.992

1.037

 Nausea and Vomiting

0.938

−0.001

0.999

0.972

1.027

 Pain

0.962

0.001

1.001

0.980

1.022

 Dyspnoea

0.851

0.002

1.002

0.984

1.019

 Diarrhoea

0.109

−0.020

0.980

0.956

1.005

 Insomnia

0.860

0.002

1.002

0.984

1.020

 Appetite Loss

0.197

0.011

1.011

0.995

1.027

 Constipation

0.331

−0.014

0.986

0.957

1.015

 Financial Difficulties

0.214

0.012

1.012

0.993

1.032

MSKCC-MSAS

 PSYCH-Subscale

0.032

0.896

2.450

1.081

5.556

 PHYS-Subscale

0.283

0.514

1.671

0.654

4.272

 GDI

0.014

1.120

3.064

1.256

7.475

 Total Score

0.405

0.532

1.702

0.487

5.953