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. 2023 Mar 21;12(3):473–489. doi: 10.21037/tcr-22-2323

Table 4. Multivariate logistic regression for the risk factors of early death.

Variable Overall early-death Cancer-specific early-death
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Age (years)
   ≤65 Ref. Ref.
   66–71 1.269 1.028–1.566 0.027 1.163 0.943–1.434 0.157
   >71 1.537 1.262–1.870 <0.001 1.528 1.258–1.856 <0.001
Sex
   Male Ref. Ref.
   Female 0.803 0.679–0.949 0.010 0.873 0.739–1.030 0.108
Race
   White Ref. Ref.
   Black 0.842 0.653–1.084 0.183 0.829 0.645–1.065 0.144
   Other 0.691 0.521–0.913 0.010 0.689 0.520–0.909 0.009
Marital
   Married Ref. Ref.
   Unmarried 1.078 0.910–1.276 0.385 1.087 0.919–1.285 0.328
Grade
   I Ref. Ref.
   II 0.869 0.549–1.384 0.551 0.877 0.556–1.394 0.574
   III 1.451 0.932–2.278 0.102 1.484 0.956–2.326 0.081
   IV 1.827 0.937–3.574 0.077 2.053 1.061–3.990 0.033
Tumor size (mm)
   ≤46 Ref. Ref.
   47–70 0.936 0.766–1.144 0.520 0.928 0.760–1.132 0.462
   >70 1.320 1.043–1.672 0.021 1.387 1.099–1.751 0.006
Histology
   LUAD Ref. Ref.
   ADSQC 0.913 0.482–1.692 0.775 1.012 0.539–1.864 0.969
   SQCC 1.619 1.285–2.042 <0.001 1.575 1.254–1.978 <0.001
   LCLC 0.807 0.384–1.685 0.568 0.868 0.417–1.797 0.703
   Other 1.345 1.056–1.712 0.016 1.317 1.038–1.671 0.023
T stage
   T1 Ref. Ref.
   T2 1.129 0.823–1.554 0.453 1.242 0.905–1.712 0.182
   T3 1.476 1.057–2.066 0.023 1.550 1.110–2.172 0.010
   T4 1.592 1.152–2.208 0.005 1.693 1.225–2.350 0.002
N stage
   N0 Ref. Ref.
   N1 1.155 0.839–1.589 0.376 1.109 0.806–1.523 0.524
   N2 1.352 1.097–1.669 0.005 1.281 1.042–1.578 0.019
   N3 1.227 0.942–1.598 0.129 1.234 0.950–1.604 0.115
Surgery
   No Ref. Ref.
   Yes 0.343 0.227–0.510 <0.001 0.311 0.202–0.469 <0.001
Radiation
   No/Unknown Ref. Ref.
   Yes 0.604 0.494–0.739 <0.001 0.680 0.558–0.828 <0.001
Chemotherapy
   No/Unknown Ref. Ref.
   Yes 0.116 0.098–0.138 <0.001 0.130 0.109–0.155 <0.001
Bone metastasis
   No Ref. Ref.
   Yes 1.586 1.319–1.910 <0.001 1.640 1.366–1.971 <0.001
Liver metastasis
   No Ref. Ref.
   Yes 1.654 1.304–2.098 <0.001 1.778 1.407–2.249 <0.001

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; LUAD, lung adenocarcinoma; ADSQC, adenosquamous carcinoma; SQCC, squamous cell carcinoma; LCLC, large-cell lung carcinoma.