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. 2012 Aug 1;7(8):e42324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042324

Table 1. Demographic and medical characteristics and Cox semi-parametric regression models for survival from diagnoses with metastatic disease (N = 202).

Variable Mean/Percent (SD) Hazard Ratio 95% CI P value
Age 59 (10)
> = 60 49% 1.03 (0.7, 1.5) 0.87
<60 51%
Sex
Male 77% 1.09 (0.7, 1.7) 0.68
Female 23%
Karnofsky score <80% 9% 2.66 (1.6, 4.5) 0.0003
Corrected calcium> = 10 5% 1.76 (0.9, 3.5) 0.10
Low HBG 40% 1.79 (1.3, 2.5) 0.001
Previous radiation therapy 10% 1.14 (0.7, 2.0) 0.65
Metastatic sites > = 2 64% 1.37 (0.9, 2.0) 0.10
Time from diagnosis < = 1 year 60% 1.82 (1.3, 2.6) 0.002
Pathology
Sarcomatoid 8% 3.13 (1.8, 5.5) 0.0005
Papillary 8% 1.13 (0.6, 2.2)
Other 11% 0.65 (0.3, 1.4)
Clear cell 74%

SD  =  Standard Deviation.