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. 2012 Jun 26;14(8):1070–1078. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos142

Table 4.

Results of univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models for demographic and clinical variables

Variable Unadjusted HR P Adjusted HR P
Age
 0–19 years 0.05 (0.02–0.13) <0.001 0.04 (0.01–0.12) <0.001
 20–39 years 0.09 (0.03–0.24) <0.001 0.09 (0.03–0.27) <0.001
 40–59 years 0.16 (0.07–0.37) <0.001 0.16 (0.06–0.40) <0.001
 60–79 years 0.35 (0.15–0.81) 0.014 0.46 (0.19–1.12) 0.088
 80+ years Reference Reference
Sex
 Male Reference Reference
 Female 1.14 (0.73–1.77) 0.569 1.17 (0.74–1.86) 0.500
Race
 White Reference Reference
 Black 2.37 (1.44–3.91) <0.001 1.84 (1.08–3.15) 0.026
 Other 0.82 (0.35–1.91) 0.645 0.96 (0.41–2.27) 0.928
Tumor Size
 <28 mm Reference Reference
 ≥28 mm 1.86 (1.06–3.25) 0.031 2.64 (1.47–4.75) 0.001
 Unknown 1.11 (0.60–2.06) 0.743 1.13 (0.60–2.14) 0.710
Histology
 Papillary 1.49 (0.73–3.04) 0.276 1.31 (0.61–2.81) 0.483
 Adamantinomatous 1.13 (0.69–1.86) 0.619 1.39 (0.83–2.34) 0.207
 Craniopharyngioma NOS Reference Reference
Surgical treatment
 Observation or biopsy Reference Reference
 Subtotal resection 0.39 (0.21–0.73) 0.003 0.45 (0.23–0.85) 0.014
 Gross total resection 0.96 (0.58–1.59) 0.877 1.22 (0.71–2.08) 0.475
 Unknown 1.01 (0.137–7.45) 0.991 2.06 (0.25–17.17) 0.505
Radiation treatment
 No radiation Reference Reference
 Radiation 0.50 (0.26–0.94) 0.032 0.45 (0.23–0.86) 0.016
 Unknown 0.55 (0.08–3.99) 0.557 0.57 (0.08–4.28) 0.588

Abbreviations: NOS, not otherwise specified.