Table 2.
Method and Matching Variables | Strata Size* | Hazard Ratio | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|
Two-Stage: | |||
NA | NA | 0.24 | (0.17, 0.33) |
Sequential Stratification: | |||
PSA, location | |||
0.2 Threshold | 11.0 (1.0, 112.2) | 0.29 | (0.19, 0.43) |
0.5 Threshold | 28.0 (3.0, 281.4) | 0.33 | (0.23, 0.47) |
1.0 Threshold | 73.0 (7.2, 508.4) | 0.44 | (0.32, 0.61) |
10-NN | 11.0 (11.0, 11.0) | 0.28 | (0.20, 0.40) |
PSA, sPSA, location | |||
0.2 Threshold | 3.0 (1.0, 30.0) | 0.26 | (0.15, 0.45) |
0.5 Threshold | 13.0 (1.0, 159.2) | 0.25 | (0.17, 0.38) |
1.0 Threshold | 42.0 (4.0, 370.8) | 0.31 | (0.22, 0.45) |
10-NN | 11.0 (11.0, 11.0) | 0.29 | (0.21, 0.41) |
PSA, sPSA, LTP, location | |||
0.2 Threshold | 1.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 0.37 | (0.16, 0.87) |
0.5 Threshold | 5.0 (1.0, 71.8) | 0.24 | (0.15, 0.38) |
1.0 Threshold | 28.0 (2.0, 297.8) | 0.31 | (0.21, 0.44) |
10-NN | 11.0 (11.0, 11.0) | 0.27 | (0.19, 0.39) |
Strata size is given by: median (5th, 95th percentiles)
Abbreviations: PSA indicates matching on standardized log(PSA + 0.1), sPSA indicates matching on standardized slope of log(PSA + 0.1), and LTP indicates matching on standardized long-term phase coefficient.