TABLE 4.
Variable | Overall Survival, HR (95% CI) | P † | Disease-free Survival | P | Disease-specific Survival | P |
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Age | 1.02 (0.98-1.06) | 0.47 | 1.02 (0.99-1.06) | 0.29 | 1 (0.95-1.06) | 0.91 |
Sex | ||||||
Male vs. female | 3.82 (0.52-28.02) | 0.16 | 3.85 (0.53-28.22) | 0.15 | NA* (0-Inf) | 0.18 |
Race | ||||||
Nonwhite vs. white | 0.56 (0.08-4.14) | 0.57 | 0.48 (0.07-3.55) | 0.47 | 1.28 (0.17-9.88) | 0.81 |
Smoking | ||||||
Ever vs. never | 4.9 (1.48-16.18) | 0.0039 | 3.98 (1.39-11.37) | 0.0053 | 6.72 (0.88-51.43) | 0.033 |
Treatment | ||||||
Surgery and/or postoperative radiation vs. definitive | 0.21 (0.1-0.44) | 0.00001 | 0.2 (0.1-0.42) | < 0.00001 | 0.09 (0.03-0.27) | < 0.00001 |
Overall stage | ||||||
III-IV vs. I-II | 2.22 (0.3-16.32) | 0.42 | 1 (0.24-4.17) | 0.99 | NA* (0-Inf) | 0.33 |
Chemotherapy | ||||||
Yes vs. no | 2.49 (1.09-5.69) | 0.026 | 2.08 (0.95-4.57) | 0.063 | 2.62 (0.74-9.27) | 0.12 |
T-stage (%) | ||||||
T3-T4 vs. T1-T2 | 3.41 (1.64-7.08) | 0.00046 | 2.74 (1.36-5.51) | 0.0033 | 7.52 (2.26-25.02) | 0.00011 |
N-stage (%) | ||||||
N1-3 vs. N0 | 3.06 (0.41-22.61) | 0.25 | 1.41 (0.34-5.93) | 0.63 | NA* (0-Inf) | 0.27 |
N-stage | ||||||
N2C or N3 vs. N0-N2B | 2.62 (1.15-5.94) | 0.017 | 2.27 (1.01-5.07) | 0.040 | 5.55 (1.86-16.58) | 0.00055 |
N-stage | ||||||
N2B-N3 vs. N0-N2A | 2.28 (1-5.17) | 0.043 | 1.59 (0.75-3.34) | 0.22 | 2.07 (0.62-6.88) | 0.23 |
Resection margin status | ||||||
Positive vs. negative | 0.73 (0.17-3.16) | 0.67 | 0.69 (0.16-2.97) | 0.61 | 1.16 (0.14-9.98) | 0.89 |
ACE Comorbidity Index | ||||||
2 or 3 vs. 0 or 1 | 1.45 (0.59-3.57) | 0.41 | 1.37 (0.57-3.34) | 0.48 | 1.65 (0.45-6.01) | 0.44 |
QuHbIC | ||||||
Positive vs. negative | 3.2 (1.53-6.7) | 0.0011 | 3.64 (1.79-7.41) | 0.00013 | 10.11 (3.36-30.38) | < 0.00001 |
Insufficient numbers in subgroups to generate a hazard ratio.
P-values calculated from log rank tests.
CI indicates confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
Values in bold are statistically significant, P < 0.05