Table 4.
Subgroup analyses: hazard ratios for overall survival (CCR) following treatment in DKG-certified ovarian cancer centers
| Variable | Category | Univariable Cox regression | Multivariable Cox regressiona | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-value | HR | lower CI | upper CI | p-value | HR | lower CI | upper CI | ||
| Stage group | I-IV + X | 0.001 | 0.848 | 0.767 | 0.937 | 0.490 | 0.964 | 0.867 | 1.071 |
| I-IV - X | 0.022 | 0.879 | 0.788 | 0.982 | 0.539 | 0.965 | 0.861 | 1.082 | |
| I-III | 0.009 | 0.820 | 0.706 | 0.951 | 0.014 | 0.825 | 0.708 | 0.961 | |
| UICC stage | I | 0.011 | 0.540 | 0.335 | 0.870 | 0.087 | 0.650 | 0.397 | 1.064 |
| II | 0.214 | 0.661 | 0.344 | 1.270 | 0.093 | 0.553 | 0.278 | 1.103 | |
| III | 0.124 | 0.881 | 0.749 | 1.035 | 0.093 | 0.866 | 0.733 | 1.024 | |
| IV | 0.289 | 0.915 | 0.777 | 1.078 | 0.064 | 1.180 | 0.990 | 1.407 | |
| X/ns | 0.966 | 0.994 | 0.769 | 1.286 | 0.807 | 1.034 | 0.790 | 1.354 | |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 0–49 | 0.069 | 0.666 | 0.430 | 1.032 | 0.141 | 0.712 | 0.452 | 1.120 |
| 50–59 | 0.515 | 0.915 | 0.701 | 1.195 | 0.590 | 1.079 | 0.818 | 1.424 | |
| 60–69 | 0.324 | 0.899 | 0.728 | 1.111 | 0.067 | 0.813 | 0.651 | 1.015 | |
| 70–79 | 0.466 | 0.940 | 0.797 | 1.109 | 0.814 | 1.021 | 0.858 | 1.216 | |
| 80+ | 0.695 | 1.046 | 0.837 | 1.307 | 0.405 | 1.107 | 0.871 | 1.407 | |
| Year of diagnosis | 2009–11 | 0.016 | 0.798 | 0.664 | 0.958 | 0.607 | 0.952 | 0.789 | 1.149 |
| 2012–14 | 0.041 | 0.845 | 0.719 | 0.993 | 0.361 | 0.926 | 0.785 | 1.092 | |
| 2015–17 | 0.111 | 0.850 | 0.697 | 1.038 | 0.401 | 1.091 | 0.890 | 1.338 | |
| Grading | G1 | 0.219 | 0.554 | 0.216 | 1.421 | 0.840 | 1.118 | 0.378 | 3.303 |
| G2 | 0.004 | 0.680 | 0.525 | 0.881 | 0.172 | 0.830 | 0.634 | 1.085 | |
| G3/4 | 0.186 | 0.918 | 0.809 | 1.042 | 0.586 | 0.964 | 0.846 | 1.099 | |
| GX/ns | 0.246 | 0.870 | 0.687 | 1.101 | 0.369 | 1.121 | 0.873 | 1.440 | |
| Lymphatic invasion | L0 | 0.039 | 0.790 | 0.632 | 0.988 | 0.104 | 0.825 | 0.654 | 1.041 |
| L1 | 0.521 | 1.058 | 0.890 | 1.257 | 0.522 | 1.061 | 0.886 | 1.271 | |
| LX/ns | 0.370 | 0.934 | 0.803 | 1.085 | 0.958 | 0.996 | 0.850 | 1.166 | |
| Vein invasion | V0 | 0.318 | 0.922 | 0.786 | 1.081 | 0.273 | 0.912 | 0.774 | 1.075 |
| V1/2 | 0.748 | 0.954 | 0.718 | 1.269 | 0.612 | 1.085 | 0.793 | 1.484 | |
| VX/ns | 0.319 | 0.928 | 0.802 | 1.075 | 0.872 | 0.987 | 0.847 | 1.152 | |
aadjusted for age at diagnosis, year of diagnosis, UICC stage, grading, lymphatic, and venous invasion
p = log-rank p-value, HR = hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval, X not determinable, ns not specified