Table 4 Predictors of cancer cohort HU status

Cohort

 Pre & Post-Cancer MD

0.171**

0.129—0.227

0.191**

0.141—0.258

 Pre-Cancer MD

0.089**

0.062—0.127

0.082**

0.056—0.120

 Post-Cancer MD

0.945

0.814—1.096

1.240*

1.047—1.469

 Cancer Only(ref)

1

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1

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Sex

 Female (ref)

1

––

1

––

 Male

0.783**

0.707- 0.867

0.819**

0.712—0.942

Age

 20–29 years (ref)

1

––

1

––

 30–39 years

2.480**

1.241—4.950

2.704**

1.798—5.549

 40–49 years

2.398**

1.221—4.712

2.563**

1.872—5.202

 50–59 years

2.696**

1.377—5.278

2.696**

1.932—5.481

 60–69 years

2.416**

1.231—4.744

2.330**

1.969—4.766

 over 70 years

1.906*

1.014—3.746

1.487

0.723—3.059

Marital Status

 Single (ref)

1

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1

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 Married

0.772*

0.656—0.908

0.86

0.712—1.038

Education Level

 Middle school or Below

0.921

0.806—1.051

1.176

0.991—1.395

 Highschool

1.003

0.864—1.166

1.074

0.909—1.270

 College or Above

1

–-

1

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Premium-based Salary

 $20,008 or below

0.914

0.934—1.514

0.978

0.778—1.230

 $20,009–28,800

1.340*

0.798—1.425

1.266

0.977—1.639

 $28,801–45,800

1.164

0.631—1.146

1.164

0.945—1.435

 $45,801 or above (ref)

1

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1

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Occupation

 Category 1 (ref)

1

––

1

––

 Category 2

1.21

1.021—1.433

1.073

0.879—1.309

 Category 3

0.962*

0.811—1.141

1.118

0.914—1.369

 Category 4/6

1.376**

1.192—1.589

1.222*

1.005—1.485

 Category 5

1.502

0.772—2.924

1.561

0.753—3.237

Geographic Region

 Taipei (ref)

1

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1

––

 Northern

0.929

0.777—1.110

1.069

0.871—1.313

 Central

1.195*

1.042—1.371

1.117

0.867—1.682

 Southern

0.847*

0.724—0.995

1.173

0.967—1.423

 Kaohsiung Pingtung

0.792*

0.676—0.926

0.864

0.723—1.033

 Eastern

0.968

0.703—1.333

1.271

0.888—1.818

Level of Urbanization

 1 (highest) (ref)

1

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1

––

 2

0.837*

0.732—0.958

0.800*

0.685—0.935

 3

0.953

0.769—1.109

0.879

0.733—1.054

 4

0.85

0.711—1.001

0.822

0.669—1.010

 5

0.571*

0.870—0.829

0.640*

0.417—0.984

 6

0.582*

0.822—0.785

0.584*

0.584—0.833

 7 (lowest)

0.99

1.093—1.244

1.093

0.837—1.426

CCI

 2 (ref)

1

––

1

––

 3

0.768*

0.644—0.916

0.803*

0.669—0.965

 4 or above

0.790*

0.686—0.911

0.902

0.769—1.058

Cancer Type

 Lung and Bronchus

2.018**

1.219—1.821

2.139**

1.808—2.532

 Liver and Bile Duct

0.690**

0.584—0.887

0.812*

0.665—0.992

 Colorectal

0.531**

0.695—1.005

0.561**

0.459—0.685

 Breast

1.212*

0.266—0.455

1.431**

1.173—1.746

 Oral Cavity

0.685**

1.157—1.717

0.669**

0.548—0.818

 Others (ref)

1

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1

––

Cancer Stage

 Stage 0-I(ref)

1

––

1

 Stage II

1.994**

1.685—2.361

2.018**

1.690—2.408

 Stage III

2.608**

2.212—3.074

3.236**

2.713—3.859

 Stage IV

3.445**

2.954—4.017

3.529**

2.979—4.181

Hospital Level

 Medical Center

3.020**

2.513—3.628

1.228

0.956—1.577

 Regional

2.215**

1.827—2.686

0.906

0.702—1.171

 District

1.638**

1.229—2.185

1.067

0.776—1.467

 Clinic (ref)

1

––

1

––

Hospital Ownership

 Public (ref)

1

––

1

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 Private

0.697**

0.605—0.805

1.103

0.925—1.315

 Consortium

1.092

0.965—1.235

1.14

0.998—1.302

 Association

1.074

0.809—1.426

1.156

0.838—1.594