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Table 3 The results obtained from logistic regression indicating factors predicting sexual dysfunction at post treatment in breast cancer patients (n = 216)

From: Sexual function in breast cancer patients: a prospective study from Iran

 

OR (95% CI)*

P

OR (95% CI)**

P

Age

0.96 (0.94-0.99)

0.05

0.95 (0.93-0.98)

0.04

Education

    

Illiterate

1.0 (ref.)

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Primary

1.61 (0.56-4.61)

0.36

1.32 (0.36-4.80)

0.66

Secondary/higher

1.47 (0.49-4.40)

0.48

1.28 (0.32-5.01)

0.72

Employment

    

Housewife

1.0 (ref.)

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Employed

1.03 (0.36-2.91)

0.94

1.55 (0.38-6.27)

0.53

Surgery

    

Conservative

1.0 (ref.)

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Mastectomy

1.30 (0.55-3.05)

0.54

1.07 (0.36-3.22)

0.89

Chemotherapy

    

No

1.0 (ref.

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Yes

1.88 (1.10-6.24)

0.03

1.34 (0.25-7.31)

0.73

Radiotherapy

    

No

1.0 (ref.)

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Yes

1.88 (0.73-4.84)

0.18

2.30 (0.57-9.31)

0.24

Endocrine therapy

    

No

1.0 (ref.)

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Yes

3.36 (1.57-7.22)

0.002

3.34 (1.38-8.06)

0.007

Pre-treatment sexual dysfunction

    

No

1.0 (ref.)

 

1.0 (ref.)

 

Yes

11.1 (3.78-33.1)

< 0.0001

12.3 (3.93-39.0)

< 0.0001

Time interval between pre-and post-treatment evaluations (months)

-

-

1.10 (0.33-3.63)

0.21

  1. * Obtained from univariate logistic regression analysis
  2. ** Obtained from multiple logistic regression analysis (adjusted odds ratio)