Table 2. Multifactor Cox regression analysis.
| Variables | β | SE | Z | P | HR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| <60 years | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| ≥80 years | 1.66 | 0.06 | 25.93 | <0.001 | 5.23 (4.62–5.93) |
| 60–69 years | 0.42 | 0.07 | 6.09 | <0.001 | 1.52 (1.33–1.73) |
| 70–79 years | 0.94 | 0.06 | 14.65 | <0.001 | 2.56 (2.25–2.90) |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Others | −0.32 | 0.09 | −3.33 | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.61–0.88) |
| White | −0.24 | 0.07 | −3.25 | 0.001 | 0.79 (0.68–0.91) |
| Marital | |||||
| Married | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Others | 0.29 | 0.03 | 8.44 | <0.001 | 1.34 (1.25–1.43) |
| Single | 0.29 | 0.05 | 5.70 | <0.001 | 1.34 (1.21–1.48) |
| Primary site | |||||
| Bladder neck | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Overlapping lesion of bladder | 0.15 | 0.07 | 2.10 | 0.04 | 1.16 (1.01–1.34) |
| Ureteric orifice and urachus | −0.08 | 0.10 | −0.88 | 0.38 | 0.92 (0.76–1.11) |
| Wall of bladder | −0.06 | 0.07 | −0.95 | 0.34 | 0.94 (0.82–1.07) |
| Grade | |||||
| Grade I | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Grade II | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 1.03 (0.91–1.16) |
| Grade III | 0.44 | 0.07 | 6.67 | <0.001 | 1.55 (1.36–1.76) |
| Grade IV | 0.49 | 0.06 | 8.54 | <0.001 | 1.63 (1.46–1.82) |
| Histology | |||||
| Adenocarcinoma | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Others | −0.03 | 0.17 | −0.15 | 0.88 | 0.97 (0.69–1.37) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.71 | 1.07 (0.76–1.51) |
| Transitional cell carcinoma | −0.42 | 0.14 | −3.06 | 0.002 | 0.66 (0.50–0.86) |
| Surgery | |||||
| No | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Yes | −0.35 | 0.10 | −3.62 | <0.001 | 0.71 (0.59–0.85) |
| Radiation | |||||
| No/unknown | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Yes | 0.35 | 0.05 | 6.33 | <0.001 | 1.41 (1.27–1.58) |
| Stage | |||||
| Distant | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Localized | −1.85 | 0.06 | −28.69 | <0.001 | 0.16 (0.14–0.18) |
| Regional | −1.13 | 0.07 | −16.50 | <0.001 | 0.32 (0.28–0.37) |
| Prior cancer | |||||
| No | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| Yes | 0.17 | 0.03 | 5.14 | <0.001 | 1.19 (1.11–1.27) |
CI, confidence interval; HR, hazards ratio; SE, standard error.