Table 4.
Cox proportional multivariate analysis of factors associated with cancer-specific mortality.
| Characteristics | Group | HR | (95% CI) | P Value |
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| Age | 1.00 | (0.99–1.01) | .56 | |
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| Gender | Male | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 1.27 | (0.93–1.71) | .14 | |
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| Race | White | 1.00 | ||
| Black | 1.41 | (0.93–2.13) | .10 | |
| Others | 1.36 | (0.91–2.03) | .13 | |
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| SEER Stage | Localized | 1.00 | ||
| Regional | 1.59 | (1.10–2.33) | .018 | |
| Distant | 2.50 | (1.70–3.61) | <.0001 | |
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| Grade | Low | 1.00 | ||
| High | 1.45 | (0.90–2.32) | .13 | |
| Unknown | 1.02 | (0.66–1.57) | .94 | |
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| Civil Status | Married | 1.00 | ||
| Widowed | 1.21 | (0.81–1.83) | .36 | |
| Divorced /Separated |
0.96 | (0.59–1.54) | .85 | |
| Single | 1.01 | (0.68–1.49) | .96 | |
| Unknown | 0.61 | (0.31–1.24) | .17 | |
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| Diagnosis Year | 1973–1988 | 1.00 | ||
| 1989–2004 | 0.81 | (0.60–1.09) | .16 | |
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| Radiation | No | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.82 | (0.50–1.38) | .47 | |
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| Cancer Directed Surgery | No | 1.00 | ||
| Transplantation | 0.25 | (0.13–0.50) | <.0001 | |
| Resection | 0.26 | (0.15–0.44) | <.0001 | |
| Other Surgery | 0.28 | (0.15–0.53) | <.0001 | |
HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; low grade: well differentiated/moderately differentiated; high grade: poorly differentiated/undifferentiated; other surgery: local surgery plus unknown surgery; SEER: surveillance, epidemiology, and end results.