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. 2025 Feb 26;14(2):1111–1123. doi: 10.21037/tcr-24-1530

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.