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. 2026 Feb 24;17:512. doi: 10.1007/s12672-026-04701-1

Table 1.

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of factors associated with overall survival

Variables (n = 22,079) Log Rank test Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Mean survival time (95% CI) χ2 P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Sex 36.109  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  Female 163.2 (160.4–166.1) Reference Reference
  Male 153.4 (151.2–155.6) 1.155 (1.102–1.210)  < 0.001 1.252 (1.193–1.313)  < 0.001
Age (y) 688.546  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  20–39 187.0 (180.1- Reference Reference
  40–59 193.9) 1.059 (0.943–1.189) 0.334 1.142 (1.016–1.283) 0.026
  60–79 180.3 (177.9–182.7) 1.991 (1.776–2.231)  < 0.001 2.206 (1.965–2.478)  < 0.001
Year of diagnosis 129.4 (127.0–131.8) 179.196  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  2000–2005 142.8 (139.6–145.9) Reference Reference
  2006–2010 126.6 (124.6–128.6) 0.858 (0.809–0.909)  < 0.001 0.847 (0.797–0.900)  < 0.001
  2011–2015 100.3 (99.2–101.4) 0.743 (0.698–0.790)  < 0.001 0.701 (0.656–0.749) 0.001
  2016–2021 62.9 (62.4–63.4) 0.607 (0.558–0.660)  < 0.001 0.579 (0.530–0.632)  < 0.001
Race 1.794 0.180  < 0.001  < 0.001
  White 157.3 (155.4–159.2) Reference Reference
  Black 139.8 (133.7–145.9) 1.314 (1.217–1.420)  < 0.001 1.287 (1.191–1.392)  < 0.001
  Other 168.3 (163.0–173.6) 0.867 (0.803–0.935)  < 0.001 0.934 (0.865–1.009) 0.084
Marital status 47.353  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  Single 150.0 (145.5–154.5) Reference Reference
  Married 165.8 (163.7–168.0) 0.803 (0.756–0.854)  < 0.001 0.735 (0.691–0.782)  < 0.001
  Other 134.5 (130.7–138.3) 1.224 (1.141–1.313)  < 0.001 1.038 (0.965–1.116) 0.313
Histologic type 61.898  < 0.00  < 0.001  < 0.001
  Adenocarcinoma 158.6 (156.8–160.4) 1 Reference 1 Reference
  Mucous tumor 135.0 (128.2–141.9) 1.396 (1.280–1.523)  < 0.001 1.183 (1.084–1.291)  < 0.001
  Other 131.8 (115.7–148.0) 1.434 (1.156–1.778) 0.001 1.463 (1.179–1.816) 0.001
Median household income ($) 89.981  < 0.001 Reference Reference
  0–599,999 143.0 (138.8–147.1) 0.859  < 0.001 0.858  < 0.001
  600,000–799,999 155.4 (152.7–158.1) (0.808–0.913)  < 0.001 (0.807–0.912)  < 0.001
  800,000–999,999 161.0 (157.8–164.2) 0.792 (0.741–0.846)  < 0.001 0.807 (0.754–0.863)  < 0.001
   > 1,000,000 170.8 (166.2–175.4) 0.686 (0.632–0.745)  < 0.001 0.721 (0.663–0.784)  < 0.001
T stage 323.906  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  T0 79.4 (45.5–113.3) Reference Reference
  T1 189.1 (179.0–199.1) 0.417 (0.103–1.689) 0.221 0.264 (0.065–1.070) 0.062
  T2 182.6 (176.5–188.6) 0.492 (0.123–1.973) 0.317 0.296 (0.074–1.188) 0.086
  T3 158.1 (156.2–160.1) 0.718 (0.180–2.871) 0.639 0.475 (0.119–1.903) 0.293
  T4 122.8 (117.5–128.1) 1.226 (0.306–4.907) 0.774 0.816 (0.204–3.269) 0.774
N stage 225.516  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  N0 163.2 (160.5–165.8) Reference Reference
  N1 163.6 (160.9–166.4) 1.002 (0.952–1.054) 0.947 1.235 (1.171–1.303)  < 0.001
  N2 128.9 (124.7–133.1) 1.691 (1.593–1.796)  < 0.001 2.040 (1.918–2.170)  < 0.001
Treatment modality 32.517  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  PreORT group 159.5 (157.3–161.7) Reference Reference
  PostORT group 150.3 (147.3–153.3) 1.146 (1.091–1.202)  < 0.001 0.996 (0.944–1.050) 0.871
Chemotherapy 63.775  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
  No 126.4 (118.3–134.5) Reference Reference
  Yes 158.3 (156.5–160.1) 0.657 (0.593–0.729)  < 0.001 0.748 (0.673–0.832)  < 0.001
AJCC stage 48.324  < 0.001  < 0.001 * *
II 163.2 (160.5–165.8) Reference
III 153.6 (151.3–155.9) 1.173 (1.120–1.229)  < 0.001

*Degree of freedom reduced because of constant or linearly dependent covariates

Bold indicates that P < 0.05.

CI, confidence interval; HR, Hazard ratio; PreORT, preoperative radiotherapy; PostORT, postoperative radiotherapy; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer