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. 2012 Dec 22;12:613. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-613

Table 3.

Multivariate survival analysis

 
All-cause mortality
Cancer mortality
Other-cause mortality
 
HR
95% CI
P-Value
HR
95% CI
P-Value
HR
95% CI
P-Value
    Lower Upper     Lower Upper     Lower Upper  
Diabetes status
Previously diagnosed
Reference
Previously undiagnosed
1.13
0.97
1.32
0.11
1.08
0.84
1.40
0.54
1.29
1.02
1.63
0.03
Age at cancer diagnosis (years)
66-70
Reference
71-75
1.12
0.88
1.44
0.35
1.31
0.89
1.92
0.18
0.87
0.57
1.31
0.50
76-80
1.47
1.16
1.85
<0.01
1.37
0.93
2.02
0.11
1.40
0.96
2.02
0.08
>80
1.90
1.53
2.36
<0.0001
1.46
1.02
2.09
0.04
2.16
1.54
3.03
<0.0001
Race/ethnicity
White
Reference
Black
1.08
0.83
1.40
0.58
1.07
0.69
1.66
0.75
0.95
0.61
1.47
0.82
Hispanic
0.86
0.61
1.21
0.37
1.02
0.61
1.72
0.93
1.15
0.69
1.89
0.60
Other
0.92
0.56
1.51
0.74
0.77
0.28
2.08
0.60
1.07
0.53
2.17
0.86
Year of diagnosis
2001
Reference
2002
1.06
0.89
1.27
0.50
1.23
0.89
1.70
0.22
1.20
0.91
1.57
0.19
2003
1.07
0.89
1.29
0.50
1.05
0.75
1.47
0.79
1.09
0.81
1.45
0.58
2004
0.90
0.73
1.10
0.29
1.05
0.73
1.50
0.80
0.90
0.66
1.24
0.53
2005
1.02
0.83
1.25
0.86
1.15
0.81
1.63
0.44
0.95
0.68
1.33
0.75
Estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptor status
ER or PR positive
Reference
ER and PR positive
0.84
0.70
1.01
0.07
0.64
0.47
0.88
0.01
0.98
0.73
1.31
0.89
ER and PR negative
1.31
1.04
1.64
0.02
1.56
1.10
2.21
0.01
0.90
0.61
1.34
0.61
Unknown/missing
0.86
0.70
1.05
0.14
0.58
0.40
0.83
<0.01
1.06
0.77
1.45
0.74
Histologic grade
1
Reference
2
1.14
0.94
1.39
0.18
2.24
1.42
3.53
<0.01
0.86
0.66
1.12
0.27
3
1.54
1.26
1.88
<0.0001
3.17
2.01
5.01
<0.0001
1.20
0.90
1.59
0.21
4
1.15
0.76
1.72
0.51
3.32
1.65
6.68
<0.01
0.75
0.39
1.46
0.40
Unknown/missing
1.66
1.32
2.08
<0.0001
4.04
2.48
6.57
<0.0001
0.91
0.64
1.28
0.58
NCI Comorbidity Index
0
Reference
1
1.37
1.17
1.61
<0.01
0.99
0.76
1.30
0.96
1.64
1.27
2.12
<0.01
≥ 2
1.83
1.55
2.16
<0.0001
1.11
0.82
1.49
0.51
2.53
1.95
3.27
<0.0001
Indicators of poor performance
0
Reference
≥ 1
1.27
1.10
1.46
<0.01
1.00
0.78
1.28
0.97
1.66
1.33
2.08
<0.0001
Types of physician visits
None
Reference
Primary care and medical specialist
0.56
0.44
0.72
<0.0001
0.44
0.30
0.65
<0.0001
0.61
0.40
0.93
0.02
Primary care, no medical specialist
0.70
0.54
0.92
0.01
0.65
0.43
0.98
0.04
0.63
0.39
1.00
0.05
Medical specialist, no primary care
0.72
0.54
0.96
0.02
0.43
0.26
0.70
<0.01
1.11
0.70
1.75
0.66
Other specialist only
1.02
0.69
1.50
0.94
0.76
0.39
1.46
0.40
1.04
0.55
1.97
0.91
Preventive services
0
Reference
1
0.78
0.63
0.96
0.02
0.78
0.55
1.10
0.15
0.99
0.69
1.42
0.95
≥ 2
0.53
0.43
0.64
<0.0001
0.41
0.29
0.57
<0.0001
0.73
0.52
1.02
0.07
Percent in census tract with some college
<25%
Reference
≥25%
1.09
0.96
1.24
0.20
1.16
0.92
1.46
0.21
1.24
1.01
1.52
0.04
Percent in census tract living in poverty
<5%
Reference
5-7%
0.97
0.80
1.19
0.79
0.94
0.67
1.31
0.72
0.97
0.72
1.30
0.82
8-12%
0.94
0.79
1.12
0.48
0.80
0.59
1.10
0.17
0.92
0.71
1.20
0.55
>12%
1.07
0.90
1.27
0.45
0.93
0.69
1.25
0.61
0.93
0.71
1.22
0.62
Type of geographic area
Large metropolitan
Reference
Metropolitan
0.99
0.86
1.15
0.90
0.80
0.62
1.03
0.09
0.92
0.73
1.15
0.47
Urban
0.97
0.75
1.25
0.80
0.63
0.38
1.06
0.08
0.77
0.49
1.22
0.26
Less urban/rural 0.84 0.67 1.04 0.11 0.60 0.39 0.90 0.01 1.09 0.79 1.51 0.58

HR: Hazard ratio. CI: Confidence interval.