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. 2010 Nov 22;29(1):76–82. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.29.6103

Table 2.

Univariate Analyses of Overall and Event-Free Survival in Patients With Neuroblastoma

Characteristic No. Overall Survival
Event-Free Survival
Hazard Ratio 95% CI P Hazard Ratio 95% CI P
Race/ethnicity
    White 2,541 1.00 1.00
    Hispanic 418 1.01 0.79 to 1.31 .92 0.90 0.72 to 1.12 .33
    Black 415 1.37 1.09 to 1.72 .01 1.30 1.07 to 1.57 .01
    Asian 137 1.62 1.11 to 2.36 .01 1.29 0.92 to 1.80 .14
    Native American 28 3.00 1.65 to 5.45 .0003 2.37 1.37 to 4.10 .002
Age, months
    < 18 1,758 1.00 1.00
    ≥ 18 1,781 3.99 3.29 to 4.83 < .001 3.02 2.61 to 3.51 < .001
Stage
    1, 2, 3, 4s 1,895 1.00 1.00
    4 1,644 8.89 7.08 to 11.15 < .001 5.08 4.34 to 5.95 < .001
Sex
    Female 1,618 1.00
    Male 1,921 1.15 0.98 to 1.34 .09 1.11 0.97 to 1.26 .13
MYCN status
    Not amplified 2,645 1.00 1.00
    Amplified 658 5.22 4.41 to 6.17 < .001 3.44 2.99 to 3.97 < .001
Ploidy
    Hyperdiploid 2,166 1.00 1.00
    Diploid 1,051 2.45 2.07 to 2.91 < .001 2.02 1.75 to 2.32 < .001
Histology
    Favorable 1,661 1.00 1.00
    Unfavorable 1,466 11.60 8.65 to 15.56 < .001 4.93 4.12 to 5.90 < .001
Risk group
    Low 1,185 1.00 1.00
    Intermediate 718 2.22 1.29 to 3.83 .004 1.31 0.97 to 1.78 .08
    High 1,636 23.28 15.47 to 35.04 < .001 6.99 5.67 to 8.61 < .001

NOTE. Bold font denotes groups at statistically significantly higher risk of death and/or event.