Table 2 Odds ratios (and 95 % confidence intervals) for financial catastrophe and death, relative to no financial catastrophe (reference) in all participants with complete outcome data (n = 6,787), adjusted for age, sex, cancer stage, and geographic region
Characteristic | Financial catastrophe | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | <45 | Reference | Reference |
45–54 | 1.05 (0.85–1.30) | 1.08 (0.84–1.38) | |
55–64 | 1.41 (1.13–1.75) | 1.59 (1.23–2.04) | |
≥65 | 1.51 (1.17–1.94) | 2.64 (2.00–3.49) | |
Sex | Men | Reference | Reference |
Women | 1.14 (0.96–1.36) | 0.62 (0.51–0.75) | |
Highest level of education | Tertiary | Reference | Reference |
Secondary | 1.44 (1.16–1.79) | 1.43 (1.11–1.85) | |
Primary | 1.45 (1.16–1.82) | 2.50 (1.93–3.25) | |
Marital status | Married | Reference | Reference |
Unmarried | 1.32 (1.09–1.60) | 1.42 (1.15–1.77) | |
Health insurance | Yes | Reference | Reference |
No | 1.27 (1.05–1.52) | 1.51 (1.21–1.88) | |
Economic hardship | No | Reference | Reference |
Yes | 1.40 (1.19–1.64) | 1.82 (1.51–2.20) | |
Income level | High | Reference | Reference |
Middle | 2.15 (1.73–2.67) | 1.91 (1.47–2.47) | |
Low | 5.86 (4.76–7.23) | 5.52 (4.34–7.02) | |
Paid work | Yes | Reference | Reference |
No | 1.32 (1.11–1.56) | 1.60 (1.31–1.94) | |
Cancer region: females | Digestive/gastrointestinal | Reference | Reference |
Breast | 0.99 (0.69–1.41) | 0.45 (0.29–0.69) | |
Gynaecological | 0.73 (0.49–1.08) | 0.69 (0.43–1.11) | |
Head and neck | 0.69 (0.40–1.19) | 0.65 (0.35–1.18) | |
Haematological/blood | 0.90 (0.69–1.19) | 1.93 (1.39–2.69) | |
Respiratory/thoracic | 1.36 (0.65–2.85) | 2.28 (1.07–4.86) | |
Other | 0.83 (0.48–1.41) | 0.99 (0.54–1.83) | |
Cancer region: males | Digestive/gastrointestinal | Reference | Reference |
Head and neck | 0.54 (0.36–0.80) | 0.36 (0.24–0.55) | |
Haematological/blood | 0.56 (0.42–0.76) | 1.10 (0.80–1.51) | |
Respiratory/thoracic | 1.18 (0.67–2.09) | 1.88 (1.07–3.31) | |
Other | 0.56 (0.37–0.86) | 0.65 (0.41–1.01) | |
Cancer stage | I | Reference | Reference |
II | 1.23 (0.94–1.60) | 0.93 (0.65–1.34) | |
III | 1.23 (0.94–1.62) | 2.34 (1.65–3.33) | |
IV | 1.52 (1.12–2.05) | 5.43 (3.77–7.82) | |
None (haematological cancers) | 0.68 (0.49–0.95) | 3.04 (2.07–4.46) | |
EQ-5D score (per 0.1 decrement) | 1.11 (1.07–1.16) | 1.24 (1.18–1.30) |