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. 2009 Jan 12;27(8):1304–1309. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.6981

Table 1.

Relative Risk of Death From All Causes in First 5 Years After Wilms Tumor Diagnosis

Characteristic No. of Patients Person-Years No. of Deaths No. of Expected Deaths SMR* 95% CI RR 95% CI
All patients 6,185 27,238 819 33.8 24.3 22.6 to 26.0
Sex
    Male 2,958 13,034 382 19.1 20.0 18.0 to 22.1 1.0
    Female 3,227 14,204 437 14.6 29.8 27.1 to 32.8 1.02 0.88 to 1.17
Age at diagnosis, years
    0-4 4,720 21,056 548 32.1 17.1 15.7 to 18.6 1.0
    5-9 1,279 5,409 226 1.4 165.1 144.3 to 188.1 1.62 1.38 to 1.90
    10-15 186 774 45 0.3 131.8 96.1 to 176.4 2.14 1.57 to 2.91
Year of diagnosis
    1969-1974 557 2,336 112 4.4 25.7 21.1 to 30.9 1.0
    1975-1979 908 3,862 166 6.0 27.7 23.7 to 32.3 0.77 0.61 to 0.98
    1980-1984 1,475 6,489 204 8.4 24.2 21.0 to 27.8 0.59 0.47 to 0.75
    1985-1989 1,560 7,022 180 8.1 22.3 19.2 to 25.8 0.49 0.38 to 0.62
    1990-1995 1,685 7,530 157 6.9 22.7 19.3 to 26.5 0.37 0.29 to 0.47
Histology
    Favorable 5,199 23,759 458 29.7 15.4 14.0 to 16.9 1.0
    Anaplasia 380 1,217 175 1.0 183.2 157.0 to 212.4 6.72 5.63 to 8.04
    CCSK 200 844 56 1.3 43.9 33.1 to 57.0 3.44 2.60 to 4.56
    RTK 105 176 80 0.3 229.6 182.1 to 285.8 23.07 18.04 to 29.48
    Other/unknown 301 1,242 50 1.5 33.5 24.9 to 44.2 1.73 1.29 to 2.32

Abbreviations: SMR, standardized mortality ratio; RR, rate ratio; CCSK, clear cell sarcoma of the kidney; RTK, rhabdoid tumor of the kidney.

*

Estimated SMRs are univariate.

RRs come from a joint Cox proportional hazards model including all covariates shown.