Research Article
Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes in Elderly Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Table 3
Factors associated with elderly patients having depression by univariable and multivariable analyses.
| | Factors | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age | 1.03 (0.93, 1.13) | 0.57 | — | |
| | Gender | | | — | | | Male | 1 | — | | | | Female | 0.97 (0.38, 2.43) | 0.94 | — | |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | | Overweight (≥23) | 1 | — | — | — | | Normal (18.5–22.9) | 1.75 (0.50, 6.09) | 0.38 | 2.32 (0.62, 8.69) | 0.21 | | Underweight (<18.5) | 7.2 (1.52, 34.14) | 0.013 | 13.2 (2.37, 73.66) | 0.003 |
| | Type of cancer | | | | | GI | 1 | — | 1 | — | | Non-GI cancer | 2.13 (0.84, 5.45) | 0.11 | 2.49 (0.88, 7.03) | 0.08 |
| | DM | 2.18 (0.74, 6.38) | 0.16 | 3.13 (0.93, 10.55) | 0.06 |
| | HT | 0.74 (0.25, 2.17) | 0.58 | | |
| | DLD | 1.16 (0.32, 4.25) | 0.82 | | |
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