Table 5.

Stratified multivariable analyses of risk of death from esophageal cancer and from any cause in patients with early esophageal cancer, SEER-Medicare 1991–2002.

	Cell Type
	Squamous Cell		Adenocarcinoma
Cause of Death	HR*	95% CI	HR*	95% CI
Esophageal Cancer
Esophagectomy	1.00	Referent	1.00	Referent
Chemoradiation	1.34	0.94–1.92	3.84	2.67–5.51
Any cause
Esophagectomy	1.00	Referent	1.00	Referent
Chemoradiation	1.33	0.98–1.80	3.01	2.24–4.04

^*Adjusted for patient gender, age, race, year of diagnosis, stage, tumor grade, comorbidities, residence, marital status, and socioeconomic status.