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. 2011 Sep 21;27(5):492–499. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1869-4

Table 2.

Life Table and Log-rank Test with Depiction of 5- and 10-year Survival Rates

Variables (sample size) 5-Year Survival Rate 10-Year Survival Rate Log-Rank
Comorbidity <0.001
None (551) 0.88 (0.85–0.90) 0.75 (0.70–0.79)
CVD (37) 0.77 (0.59–0.88) 0.53 (0.31–0.72)
Mild COPD (87) 0.87 (0.77–0.93) 0.76 (0.60–0.86)
Moderate-severe COPD (26) 0.50 (0.31–0.67) 0.12 (0.02–0.32)
Diabetes without end-organ damage (119) 0.79 (0.71–0.86) 0.57 (0.41–0.70)
Mild liver disease (31) 0.90 (0.73–0.97) 0.63 (0.26–0.85)
MI (47) 0.83 (0.66–0.92) 0.68 (0.39–0.85)
PUD (20) 0.68 (0.42–0.84) 0.53 (0.20–0.78)
PVD (20) 0.65 (0.40–0.81) 0.53 (0.24–0.75)
Diabetes with end-organ damage (20) 0.57 (0.32–0.75) 0.36 (0.12–0.61)
Prior malignancy (23) 0.73 (0.49–0.87) 0.60 (0.34–0.78)
Mobility device <0.001
No (952) 0.84 (0.81–0.86) 0.69 (0.65–0.73)
Yes (29) 0.57 (0.37–0.73) 0.17 (0.04–0.38)
History of alcoholism 0.005
No (836) 0.84 (0.81–0.86) 0.69 (0.64–0.73)
Yes (145) 0.78 (0.70–0.84) 0.56 (0.44–0.66)
Current smoker 0.83
No (744) 0.83 (0.80–0.86) 0.69 (0.64–0.73)
Yes (237) 0.82 (0.77–0.87) 0.63 (0.54–0.71)
Age groups <0.001
<56 (114) 0.88 (0.81–0.93) 0.79 (0.66–0.87)
56–65 (393) 0.89 (0.86–0.92) 0.76 (0.69–0.82)
66–75 (319) 0.83 (0.78–0.87) 0.64 (0.57–0.70)
>75 (155) 0.64 (0.55–0.71) 0.43 (0.32–0.54)
Race/Ethnicity 0.70
White (441) 0.82 (0.78–0.85) 0.65 (0.58–0.71)
Black (366) 0.84 (0.80–0.88) 0.68 (0.61–0.73)
Hispanic (65) 0.87 (0.77–0.93) 0.72 (0.57–0.83)
Other (109) 0.82 (0.73–0.88) 0.78 (0.67–0.85)
D'Amico tumor risk <0.001
Low (361) 0.87 (0.83–0.90) 0.76 (0.69–0.81)
Intermediate (335) 0.87 (0.83–0.90) 0.68 (0.59–0.75)
High (285) 0.74 (0.69–0.79) 0.57 (0.49–0.64)
BMI 0.002
<25 (214) 0.80 (0.72–0.85) 0.60 (0.49–0.70)
25–29.9 (424) 0.85 (0.80–0.89) 0.71 (0.62–0.78)
30–34.9 (243) 0.87 (0.81–0.92) 0.71 (0.59–0.81)
>35 (100) 0.81 (0.68–0.89) 0.56 (0.20–0.81)
VA Site 0.22
Greater LA (655) 0.84 (0.81–0.87) 0.68 (0.63–0.73)
Long Beach (326) 0.82 (0.78–0.85) 0.66 (0.59–0.71)