Table 1.

Association between cohabitation status and allocation to intensive therapy and HSCT in first CR

Cohabitation statusPatients, outcomes, n (%)OR* (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)
Intensive therapy     
 All patients 3243    
  Cohabitating 2056 (57.5) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 1187 (37.2) 0.44 (0.38-0.51) 0.58 (0.46-0.73) 0.60 (0.46-0.77) 
 Age <60 y     
  Cohabitating 622 (94.5) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 251 (90.8) 0.57 (0.33-0.99) 0.66 (0.35-1.26) 0.95 (0.46-1.95) 
 Age ≥60 y     
  Cohabitating 1434 (41.2) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 936 (22.8) 0.42 (0.35-0.50) 0.60 (0.46-0.78) 0.61 (0.46-0.81) 
Trial inclusion     
 Patients receiving intensive chemotherapy 1623    
  Cohabitating 1182 (31.6) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 441 (28.6) 0.86 (0.68-1.10) 0.88 (0.68-1.12) 0.90 (0.70-1.17) 
CR     
 Patients receiving intensive chemotherapy 1623    
  Cohabitating 1182 (70.6) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 441 (72.8) 1.11 (0.87-1.42) 1.06 (0.81-1.37) 1.06 (0.81-1.39) 
HSCT in first CR     
 HSCT candidates§ 964    
  Cohabitating 702 (19.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 262 (11.8) 0.57 (0.38-0.87) 0.46 (0.28-0.76) 0.47 (0.28-0.78) 
Cohabitation statusPatients, outcomes, n (%)OR* (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)
Intensive therapy     
 All patients 3243    
  Cohabitating 2056 (57.5) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 1187 (37.2) 0.44 (0.38-0.51) 0.58 (0.46-0.73) 0.60 (0.46-0.77) 
 Age <60 y     
  Cohabitating 622 (94.5) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 251 (90.8) 0.57 (0.33-0.99) 0.66 (0.35-1.26) 0.95 (0.46-1.95) 
 Age ≥60 y     
  Cohabitating 1434 (41.2) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 936 (22.8) 0.42 (0.35-0.50) 0.60 (0.46-0.78) 0.61 (0.46-0.81) 
Trial inclusion     
 Patients receiving intensive chemotherapy 1623    
  Cohabitating 1182 (31.6) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 441 (28.6) 0.86 (0.68-1.10) 0.88 (0.68-1.12) 0.90 (0.70-1.17) 
CR     
 Patients receiving intensive chemotherapy 1623    
  Cohabitating 1182 (70.6) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 441 (72.8) 1.11 (0.87-1.42) 1.06 (0.81-1.37) 1.06 (0.81-1.39) 
HSCT in first CR     
 HSCT candidates§ 964    
  Cohabitating 702 (19.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
  Living alone 262 (11.8) 0.57 (0.38-0.87) 0.46 (0.28-0.76) 0.47 (0.28-0.78) 

CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status.

*

Crude.

Adjusted for age, sex, and clinical factors, including white blood cell count, cytogenetic risk group, World Health Organization performance status, type of leukemia (de novo, secondary, or therapy-related AML), and comorbidity.

Adjusted for SES, including income, educational level, and occupation.

§

Patients excluded from analysis: not reaching CR, n = 2038; favorable cytogenetic risk group, n = 84; age >70 years, n = 157.

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