Table 2 Results of the multinomial regression model with “Favored extent of information about life expectancy” as a dependent variable

Migrant background (ref.: Migrant)

Non-migrant

1.137

0.399–3.240

0.811

5.031*

1.024–24.731

0.047

Gender (ref.: Female)

Male

1.586

0.930–2.705

0.090

2.102*

1.123–3.932

0.014

Age (ref.: ≥ 80 years)

<  50 years

50–59 years

2.412

2.016

0.577–10.088

0.531–7.648

0.228

0.303

2.621

1.204

0.532–12.916

0.264–5.490

0.217

0.673

60–69 years

1.379

0.389–4.894

0.619

0.881

0.209–3.712

0.980

70–79 years

0.987

0.287–3.399

0.984

0.715

0.175–2.914

0.805

Best spoken language

(ref.: Other)

German/bilingual

2.043

0.637–6.555

0.230

0.600

0.111–3.253

0.568

UICC stage (ref.: III-IV)

0-II

1.488

0.838–2.642

0.175

2.065*

1.049–4.064

0.036

Chemotherapy (ref.: Yes)

No

0.771

0.371–1.599

0.484

0.531

0.227–1.241

0.144

Radiotherapy (ref.: Yes)

No

1.398

0.254–7.701

0.700

0.589

0.098–3.558

0.564

RCT (ref.: Yes)

No

0.596

0.085–4.183

0.602

2.234

0.273–18.289

0.454