Factors Influencing Patient Decisions Regarding Treatments for Skin Growths: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Adjusted odds ratios for patient characteristics associated with preferences about treatment approaches of skin growths.

	Treatment efficacy	Appearance	Financial impact	Visit Duration	Productivity
n responded	355	347	350	356	353
n (%) important	243 (68.5)	144 (41.5)	148 (42.3)	118 (33.1)	133 (37.7)
	Odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Age
≤50	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
>50	1.78 (1.03, 3.05)†	1.22 (0.72, 2.05)	0.47 (0.28, 0.78)‡	2.16 (1.26, 3.71)‡	0.84 (0.50, 1.43)
Gender
Male	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Female	2.07 (1.27, 3.36)‡	1.98 (1.23, 3.19)‡	1.18 (0.74, 1.9)	1.06 (0.65, 1.72)	1.50 (0.93, 2.40)
Race
White	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Non-White	1.77 (0.88, 3.56)	1.82 (0.98, 3.36)	2.80 (1.49, 5.29)‡	2.60 (1.41, 4.78)‡	1.67 (0.91, 3.04)
Insurance
Private	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Public/self-pay	2.11 (1.20, 3.68)‡	0.91 (0.54, 1.51)	1.07 (0.64, 1.81)	1.37 (0.82, 2.28)	2.24 (1.35, 3.71)‡
History of skin cancer
Yes	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
No	1.03 (0.59, 1.80)	2.71 (1.56, 4.73)‡	1.92 (1.11, 3.32)†	2.34 (1.33, 4.14)‡	1.32 (0.77, 2.26)

†p < 0.05, ‡p < 0.01