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. 2011 Feb 22;104(7):1193–1195. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.64

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate relative 5-year survival analyses for Western vs non-Western patients with stomach cancer in the Netherlands, period 1989–2007.

  Univariate
Multivariate
  RERa 95% CI RERa 95% CI
Country of birth
 Western 1 Reference 1 Reference
 Non-Western 0.68 0.54–0.87 0.55 0.43–0.70
         
Age 1.00 0.99–1.00 1.00 0.99–1.00
         
Gender
 Men 1 Reference 1 Reference
 Women 0.98 0.92–1.04 0.94 0.88–1.00
         
Localisation        
 Proximal 1 Reference 1 Reference
 Distal 0.74 0.69–0.80 1.00 0.93–1.08
 Overlapping lesion 1.26 1.16–1.37 1.23 1.13–1.34
 Not otherwise specified 1.35 1.19–1.53 1.24 1.09–1.41
         
Histological grade
 Well 1 Reference 1 Reference
 Medium 1.38 1.12–1.72 1.00 0.81–1.23
 Poor 1.93 1.57–2.37 1.21 0.98–1.48
 Undifferentiated 1.77 1.23–2.56 1.06 0.73–1.52
 Unknown 2.42 1.96–2.98 1.03 0.83–1.27
         
Stage b
 I 1 Reference 1 Reference
 II 2.21 1.95–2.52 2.20 1.94–2.49
 III 3.55 3.14–4.00 3.12 2.77–3.51
 IV 9.05 8.09–10.11 4.93 4.38–5.54
         
Therapy
 Resection 1 Reference 1 Reference
 Resection+chemotherapy 1.58 1.22–2.03 1.29 0.99–1.67
 Chemotherapy 2.3.09 2.73–3.48 1.61 1.40–1.84
 None/unknown 6.28 5.84–6.75 3.68 3.37–4.03
 Other 4.26 3.90–4.66 2.75 2.48–3.05

Abbreviations: CI=Confidence interval; RER=relative excess risk of dying.

a

Adjusted for age, gender, localisation, histological grade, stage and treatment.

b

Stage 1: T1N0M0, T1N1M0, T2a/bN0M0; Stage 2: T1N2M0, T2a/bN1M0, T3N0M0; Stage 3: T2a/bN2M0, T3N1M0, T4N0M0, T3N2M0; Stage 4: T4N1,2,3M0, T1,2,3N3M0, anyTanyNM1.