Race or Resource? BMI, Race, and Other Social Factors as Risk Factors for Interlimb Differences among Overweight Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema
Table 2
Multivariable linear regression for interlimb volume difference outcome.
Coefficient estimate
Standard error
Race (black ref.)
−0.26
1.79
0.89
Body mass index
0.22
0.14
0.10
Age in years at study entry
0.18
0.12
0.13
Education: some college versus HS grad or less
−4.89
2.24
0.03
Education: college graduate versus high grad or less
−2.49
2.31
0.28
Retired
−0.88
2.41
0.72
Hours/week of paid outside work
−0.04
0.06
0.53
Number of people living in home
−0.76
0.66
0.25
Number of dependent children at home
1.34
1.99
0.50
Cancer stage at diagnosis
1.12
0.92
0.23
Years since cancer treatment
0.55
0.16
<0.001
Axillary lymph node dissection
4.75
1.89
0.01
Radiation therapy
0.04
2.37
0.99
Chemotherapy
−1.45
2.39
0.54
Hormone therapy
−0.44
1.69
0.79
Breast reconstruction
−0.23
1.89
0.91
>25% lymphedema care adherence
4.10
1.62
0.01
Italicized items in table represent statistically significant covariates at . Coefficient estimates represent the change in interlimb difference percentage expected with a “yes” response for categorical variables or per unit change for continuous variables.
