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Table 2 Percent impairments and PT by race

From: Physical impairments and physical therapy services for minority and low-income breast cancer survivors

Impairment

% impairment

% PT use

AA %a

White %a

Adj. ORb,c (95 % CI)

AA %a

White %a

Adj. ORb,c (95 % CI)

Shoulder

34.7

29.8

0.97 (0.63, 1.50)

42.9

25.3

2.56 (1.11, 5.90)

Muscle weakness

39.6

38.8

0.65 (0.42, 1.00)

27.2

18.6

2.43 (1.00, 5.87)

Pain

47.3

42.1

0.85 (0.56, 1.30)

23.4

12.5

3.16 (1.33, 7.50)

Fatigue

56.5

58.6

0.64 (0.41, 0.99)

5.4

5.8

1.00 (0.32, 3.19)

Skin numbness

59.9

58.6

0.83 (0.54, 1.28)

9.6

5.0

2.27 (0.77, 6.69)

Postural abnormality

16.2

15.4

0.78 (0.44, 1.36)

14.3

12.2

5.46 (0.52, 57.43)

  1. a% in race group where the denominators are: for AA, n = 262; whites n = 266
  2. bWhite is reference group
  3. cORs adjusted for age, income, recruitment location, years since BC diagnosis, comorbidity, BMI, BC treatment
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