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Table 4 Regression analysis of patient demographics and disease severity predicting CPM motivations

From: Motivations for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy as a function of socioeconomic status

 

CPM Motivations

Avoiding

treatment

Reducing

long-term risk

Avoiding

future visits

Symmetry

β

t

β

t

β

t

β

t

Block 1

 Race

.07

.52

.13

1.29

−.05

−.49

.06

.58

Block 2

 Race

.13

1.24

.16

1.54

−.02

−.17

.06

.61

 Age

.23

2.21*

−.08

−.78

−.04

−.39

−.13

−1.91

 Education

.003

.03

−.13

−1.19

.04

.37

.26

2.32*

 Employment

−.03

−.25

.17

1.58

−.15

−1.29

.14

1.23

 Income

−.23

−2.00*

−.33

−2.84**

−.05

−.41

−.09

−.75

 Insurance

.16

1.47

.15

1.35

.05

.42

−.06

−.51

 Diagnosis

.24

2.36*

−.13

−1.31

.10

.92

.04

.40

Model

 Adj. R2

.12

.09

−.04

.06

 F

2.88**

2.33*

.49

1.91

  1. Note. *p < .05, p < .01**