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Table 2 Results of Uni- and Multivariate Logistic Regression of Clinical Variables on Need of Anesthesia

From: A psychoeducational intervention reduces the need for anesthesia during radiotherapy for young childhood cancer patients

 

Univariate Poisson regression

Multivariate Poisson regression

Potential Predictor

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P

Age (odds ratio per year)

0.52 (0.49 to 0.54)

< 0.001

0.58 (0.55 to 0.62)

< 0.001

Gender

0.53 (0.26 to 1.10)

0.090

0.81 (0.67 to 0.99)

0.039

Diagnostic group (reference: CNS tumor)

    

   Leukemia

33.7 (16.6 to 68.4)

< 0.001

18.6 (9.1 to 38.2)

< 0.001

   Solid tumor

36.8 (18.2 to 85.9)

< 0.001

17.0 (8.1 to 35.7)

< 0.001

Site of irradiation (head vs. others)

0.83 (0.68 to 1.00)

0.049

1.35 (1.04 to 1.77)

0.027

Positioning (head vs. others)

6.97 (4.58 to 10.60)

< 0.001

-

NS

Psychoeducational support

0.37 (0.29 to 0.47)

< 0.001

0.74 (0.57 to 0.95)

0.018

Time of irradiation (odds ratio per year)

0.91 (0.89 to 0.93)

< 0.001

-

NS

  1. NS indicates not significantly associated with need of anesthesia in multivariate analysis.
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