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. 2026 Aug 8;17:1248. doi: 10.1007/s12672-026-05726-2

Table 3.

Cox regression analysis of overall and cancer-specific survival in patients with SCRC

Variable Overall survival Cancer specific survival
AHR (95% CI) p-value AHR (95% CI) p-value
Age (years old) < 0.001 < 0.001
20-39 Reference Reference
40-49 1.54(1.18-2.01) 0.001 1.21(0.85-1.72) 0.298
50-59 2.24(1.75-2.86) < 0.001 1.45(1.05-2.00) 0.024
60-69 4.07(3.20-5.18) < 0.001 1.97(1.43-2.70) < 0.001
70 or older 10.98(8.65-13.94) < 0.001 4.25(3.11-5.82) < 0.001
Gender < 0.001 < 0.001
Male Reference Reference
Female 0.77(0.75-0.80) 0.83(0.78-0.88)
Race < 0.001 0.097
White Reference Reference
Black 1.08(1.02-1.14) 0.005 1.07(0.97-1.18) 0.160
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.79(0.74-0.84) < 0.001 0.89(0.79-1.00) 0.052
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.86(0.68-1.09) 0.217 1.01(0.68-1.49) 0.971
Marital status < 0.001 < 0.001
Married Reference Reference
Unmarried 1.48(1.42-1.54) < 0.001 1.44(1.34-1.55) < 0.001
Unknown 0.47(0.19-1.13) 0.091 0.24(0.03-1.68) 0.148
Tumor size (cm) < 0.001 < 0.001
≤1 Reference Reference
1-2 1.07(1.02-1.13) 0.003 1.19(1.07-1.31) 0.001
2-3 1.19(1.12-1.25) < 0.001 1.31(1.17-1.47) < 0.001
3-4 1.32(1.23-1.41) < 0.001 1.65(1.45-1.88) < 0.001
>4 1.36(1.28-1.45) < 0.001 2.04(1.83-2.28) < 0.001
Unknown 3.46(1.44-8.35) 0.006 11.48(1.61-81.88) 0.015
T score 0.312 0.038
Tis Reference Reference
T1 1.03(0.97-1.09) 1.12(1.01-1.25)
Histologic grade < 0.001 < 0.001
Well differentiated Reference Reference
Moderately differentiated 1.06(1.01-1.11) 0.015 1.24(1.13-1.37) < 0.001
Poorly differentiated 1.21(1.12-1.31) < 0.001 1.62(1.41-1.87) < 0.001
Undifferentiated 1.28(1.06-1.53) 0.009 1.47(1.04-2.09) 0.031
Unknown 0.47(0.19-1.13) 0.091 0.24(0.03-1.68) 0.148
Area-level median household income(2022 US dollars) < 0.001 < 0.001
> 70,000 Reference Reference
< 40,000 1.37(1.21-1.56) < 0.001 1.52(1.23-1.88) < 0.001
40,000–49,999 1.20(1.11-1.30) < 0.001 1.14(0.99-1.31) 0.078
50,000–59,999 1.26(1.18-1.33) < 0.001 1.28(1.15-1.44) < 0.001
60,000–69,999 1.15(1.09-1.20) < 0.001 1.23(1.13-1.33) < 0.001
Population of the residential area 0.006 0.514
Urban > 1,000,000 Reference Reference
Urban 250,000–1,000,000 1.03(0.99-1.08) 0.181 0.94(0.87-1.02) 0.161
Urban < 250,000 0.91(0.85-0.97) 0.005 0.91(0.81-1.03) 0.152
Rural adjacent to urban area 0.95(0.88-1.02) 0.143 0.98(0.86-1.11) 0.703
Rural not adjacent to urban 0.99(0.92-1.08) 0.953 0.96(0.83-1.12) 0.609
Surgical treatment < 0.001 < 0.001
Yes Reference Reference
No/Unknown 4.29(4.07-4.51) 7.85(7.27-8.47)
Chemotherapy 0.001 < 0.001
Yes Reference Reference
No/Unknown 0.84(0.76-0.93) 0.54(0.48-0.62)
Radiotherapy < 0.001 < 0.001
Yes Reference Reference
No/Unknown 1.34(1.20-1.49) 1.52(1.32-1.76)