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Table 3 Estimated adjusted odds ratios for attrition with 95% Confidence Intervalsc, b

From: Modelling attrition and nonparticipation in a longitudinal study of prostate cancer

   

Attrition

  
  

Deceased

Frail

Lost to Follow-Up

Refusal

Age at Diagnosis

70–79

1.87 (0.99–3.51)

3.32 (0.94–11.73)

0.37 (0.16–0.83)

1.28 (0.81–2.03)

60–69

1.00 (0.55–1.84)

0.62 (0.15–2.58)

0.41 (0.22–0.74)

0.93 (0.62–1.39)

Race

AAa

0.78 (0.46–1.34)

1.34 (0.42–4.26)

2.79 (1.38–5.62)

1.03 (0.71–1.51)

Study Phase

Post-Ka

0.55 (0.32–0.95)

0.24 (0.08–0.67)

1.21 (0.58–2.52)

0.74 (0.48–1.16)

Income

$0–30,000

1.99 (0.91–4.35)

2.31 (0.38–13.94)

4.07 (1.59–10.41)

1.78 (1.05–3.02)

$30,001–70,000

1.79 (0.85–3.74)

2.33 (0.43–12.67)

1.83 (0.70–4.79)

1.75 (1.09–2.81)

Education

≤ High School

1.30 (0.74–2.29)

0.76 (0.22–2.57)

2.15 (1.10–4.23)

1.35 (0.91–2.02)

REALMa Score

≤ 6th

1.71 (0.85–3.44)

2.38 (0.52–10.84)

1.01 (0.48–2.15)

0.93 (0.56–1.56)

7th - 8th

0.96 (0.50–1.86)

1.01 (0.24–4.31)

0.72 (0.33–1.55)

0.61 (0.37–0.99)

Cancer Aggressiveness

Intermediate

1.38 (0.78–2.44)

0.84 (0.29–2.41)

0.89 (0.47–1.68)

0.78 (0.52–1.15)

High

4.47 (2.54–7.86)

0.28 (0.03–2.29)

1.77 (0.90–3.46)

1.64 (1.06–2.55)

PPCa Score

 

0.80 (0.61–1.05)

0.79 (0.43–1.44)

1.10 (0.79–1.54)

0.76 (0.62–0.93)

CCIa

 

1.28 (1.12–1.46)

0.82 (0.53–1.26)

0.78 (0.61–1.01)

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

  1. aAA african american, Post-K post-katrina, REALM rapid estimate of adult literacy in medicine, PPC patient provider communication, CCI charlson comorbidity index
  2. bReferent categories: Age: 40–59 age group, Race: EA, Study phase: Pre-K, Income: ≥$70,001, Education: high school, REALM score: high school, and Cancer aggressiveness: low
  3. cSignificant p-values at Type I error 0.05 are bolded