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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol. 2014 Sep 5;38(5):599–607. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.08.005

Table 3.

Combined multivariable Cox models for the independently-significant lifestyle factors, adjusting for clinicopathologic covariates

Multivariate HR (95% CI) P value
Age at diagnosis
 65 years or less 1.00 0.012
 Greater than 65 years 1.86 (1.16–3.01)
Breslow thickness
 1.01–2.00 mm 1.00 0.003
 2.01–4.00 mm 1.65 (0.97–2.81)
 4.01 mm or more 2.81 (1.58–4.99)
Anatomic location
 Head and neck 1.00 0.002
 Trunk or limbs 0.39 (0.22–0.68)
Hair color
 Brown or black 1.00 0.009
 Blonde 0.52 (0.29–0.94)
 Red 0.44 (0.22–0.88)
Fruit consumption at diagnosis
 Less than daily 1.00 0.010
 At least daily 0.54 (0.34–0.86)
Red meat consumption at diagnosis
 Less than weekly 1.00 0.030
 Weekly or more 1.84 (1.02–3.30)