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. 2023 Apr 18;142(3):221–229. doi: 10.1182/blood.2023019631

Table 3.

Hazard of relapse by poverty group

Variable Univariate
Multivariable model 1
Multivariable model 2
Multivariable model 3
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P value
Poverty (reference: not in extreme poverty)
 In extreme poverty 1.89 (1.00-3.55) .05 1.95 (1.03-3.72) .04 1.68 (0.86-3.28) .1 1.69 (0.84-3.41) .1
Age at study enrollment
 Per year increase 1.09 (1.03-1.16) .002 1.07 (1.00-1.15) .05 1.07 (1.00-1.15) .05 1.06 (0.99-1.14) .1
Sex (reference: female)
 Male sex 0.92 (0.54-1.57) .7 - - - - - -
Parental education (reference: >HS)
 ≤HS 1.55 (0.93-2.58) .1 - - - - 1.30 (0.75-2.26) .4
NCI high risk (reference: standard risk)
 High risk 2.05 (1.22-3.44) .007 1.13 (0.56-2.25) .7 1.15 (0.57-2.32) .7 1.22 (0.60-2.46) .6
Blast cytogenetics (reference: neutral)
 Favorable 0.45 (0.24-0.84) .01 0.58 (0.30-1.14) .1 0.58 (0.29-1.13) .1 0.60 (0.30-1.18) .1
 Unfavorable 0.83 (0.25-2.71) .8 0.77 (0.24-2.52) .7 0.76 (0.23-2.49) .7 0.75 (0.23-2.47) .6
Average 6MP dose intensity
 Per unit increase 1.52 (0.57-4.00) .4 - - - - - -
Average MTXDI dose intensity
 Per unit increase 0.97 (0.33-2.90) .9 - - - - - -
Time from maintenance to study entry
 Per year increase 0.54 (0.28-1.01) .06 0.5 (0.28-0.86) .01 0.49 (0.28-0.86) .01 0.47 (0.26-0.85) .01
Race/ethnicity (reference: non-Hispanic White)
 Asian 1.46 (0.63-3.36) .4 - - 1.20 (0.46-3.17) .7 - -
 African-American or Black 2.50 (1.28-4.88) .007 - - 1.06 (0.44-2.57) .9 - -
 Hispanic 0.98 (0.97-0.99) .002 - - 2.23 (1.12-4.42) .03 - -

Model 1 adjusts for age at study enrollment, NCI risk group, blast cytogenetics, and time from start of maintenance.

Model 2 adds race/ethnicity to model 1.

Model 3 removes race/ethnicity and adds parental education to model 1.