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. 2008 Oct 27;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-8-22

Table 4.

Hazard ratio (HR) for survival

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HR 95% CI p HR 95% CI p

Sex 0.945

Female 1 1

Male 1,28 0.82, 2.0 0.28 1.02 0.59, 1.75

Age 0.001

< 70 years 1 1

≥ 70 years 2.04 1.35, 3.09 0.001 2.23 1.41, 3.54

Preoperative stage 0.003

IA (T1 N0 M0) 1 1

IB (T2 N0 M0) 2.00 1.27, 3.17 0.003 1.63 0.92, 2.89

II-IV 4.59 2.34, 9.02 <0.001 4.16 1.92, 9.05

Operation type

Lobectomy 1 1 0.57

Pneumectomy 2.14 1.34, 3.43 0.002 1.37 0.78, 2.43

Bilobectomy 0.94 0.48, 1.85 0.85 0.84 0.40, 1.76

Wedge 0.70 0.17, 2.88 0.62 0.70 0.16, 3.15

Histology 0.32

Adenocarcinoma 1 1

Squamous cell carcinoma 1.51 0.96, 2.37 0.08 0.86 0.48, 1.54

Large cell carcinoma 2.60 1.36, 4.98 0.004 1.79 0.80, 3.99

Other non-small cell carcinoma 0.63 0.19, 2.04 0.44 0.80 0.24, 2.67

Coronary heart disease 0.73

No previous coronary disease 1 1

Previous coronary disease 1.27 0.81, 1.99 0.31 0.91 0.54, 1.54

Pulmonary function 0.013

FEV1 ≥ 80% 1 1

FEV1<80% 2.30 1.45, 3.65 <0.001 1.93 1.14, 3.28

HR = Hazard Ratio. Statistical analysis: Cox Regression analysis method = enter.

p value: univariate: Wald, multivariate: Likelihood ratio.