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. 2009 May 26;27(21):3437–3444. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.9068

Table 2.

HRs for Disease-Free and Overall Survival by CRP and SAA Tertiles

Tertile No. of Events No. of Participants Model 1*
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4§
HR 95% CI P (trend) HR 95% CI P (trend) HR 95% CI P (trend) HR 95% CI P (trend)
Overall survival 88 734
    CRP, mg/L
        ≤ 1.2 24 260 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
        1.3-3.8 22 237 0.81 0.44 to 1.48 0.92 0.50 to 1.73 0.91 0.48 to 1.69 0.94 0.50 to 1.76
        ≥ 3.9 42 237 1.90 1.11 to 3.23 .01 2.31 1.30 to 4.12 .002 2.27 1.27 to 4.08 .002 2.05 1.14 to 3.69 .01
    SAA, mg/L
        ≤ 4.2 18 252 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
        4.3-8.0 20 238 0.89 0.46 to 1.73 0.98 0.50 to 1.90 0.99 0.51 to 1.93 0.97 0.49 to 1.89
        ≥ 8.1 50 244 2.67 1.53 to 4.63 .0001 3.08 1.73 to 5.47 .0001 3.15 1.76 to 5.65 .0001 2.91 1.61 to 5.26 .0001
    lnCRP 88 734 1.28 1.06 to 1.53 1.39 1.14 to 1.70 1.39 1.14 to 1.69 1.25 1.02 to 1.54
    lnSAA 88 734 1.42 1.24 to 1.88 1.55 1.29 to 1.99 1.61 1.30 to 2.01 1.42 1.10 to 1.82
Disease-free survival 91 728
    CRP, mg/L
        ≤ 1.2 23 260 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
        1.3-3.8 31 236 1.40 0.80 to 2.44 1.59 0.89 to 2.84 1.56 0.87 to 2.80 1.58 0.88 to 2.83
        ≥ 3.9 37 232 1.71 0.99 to 2.95 .05 2.08 1.14 to 3.77 .02 1.99 1.09 to 3.65 .03 1.91 1.04 to 3.51 .04
    SAA, mg/L
        ≤ 4.2 26 251 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
        4.3-8.0 24 237 0.93 0.52 to 1.65 0.97 0.55 to 1.72 1.02 0.57 to 1.81 1.00 0.56 to 1.79
        ≥ 8.1 41 240 1.54 0.92 to 2.57 .08 1.65 0.97 to 2.81 .05 1.67 0.97 to 2.86 .05 1.62 0.94 to 2.80 .07
    lnCRP 91 728 1.15 0.97 to 1.37 1.23 1.01 to 1.49 1.21 1.00 to 1.48 1.17 0.97 to 1.44
    lnSAA 91 728 1.29 1.02 to 1.63 1.34 1.05 to 1.71 1.35 1.06 to 1.73 1.29 0.99 to 1.68

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CRP, C-reactive protein; SAA, serum amyloid A; BMI, body mass index.

*

Adjusted for age (continuous), disease stage, and race/study site.

Adjusted for age (continuous), disease stage, race/study site, and BMI (continuous).

Adjusted for age (continuous), disease stage, race/study site, BMI (continuous), and estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor status.

§

Adjusted for age (continuous), disease stage, race/study site, BMI (continuous), estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor status, and cardiovascular events (histories of heart failure and myocardial infarction).

Data on overall survival collected through April 30, 2008.

Data on disease-free survival collected through September 30, 2004.