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. 2014 Apr 17;5(4):307–313. doi: 10.1007/s13539-014-0145-y

Table 5.

Overall survival by patient characteristics, treatment and response groups, and muscle mass loss

Variable Category OR (95 % CI) p value aOR (95 % CI)a p value
Age 1.02 (0.99–1.06) 0.21
Sex Male Ref
Female 0.56 (0.31–1.02) 0.06 0.57 (0.28–1.17) 0.13
Race White Ref
Non-White 0.83 (0.37–1.85) 0.65
Performance status 0 Ref
1 0.95 (0.53–1.70) 0.86
2 8.02 (0.95–67.4) 0.06
Statin use No Ref
Yes 1.05 (0.56–1.96) 0.87
Baseline weight <Median Ref
>Median 1.53 (0.87–2.69) 0.14
N:L ratio 1.05 (0.99–1.10) 0.11
IGF-1 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.17
CA 19-9 level 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.83
Albumin 0.26 (0.10–0.64) 0.004 0.26 (0.10–0.66) 0.005
Hemoglobin 0.94 (0.76–1.16) 0.56
Treatment group MK Ref
Non-MK 1.84 (0.91–3.7) 0.09 2.05 (0.97–4.34) 0.06
Response group PR Ref
SD 3.41 (1.58–7.39) 0.002 5.68 (2.48–13.01) <0.001
PD 2.96 (1.35–6.47) 0.007 3.86 (1.69–8.84) 0.001
Muscle mass loss at 2 months ≥6 cm2 Ref Ref
<6 cm2 0.51 (0.28–0.93) 0.03 0.41 (0.19–0.88) 0.02
Fat mass loss at 2 months ≥14.7 cm2 Ref
<14.7 cm2 0.65 (0.33–1.27) 0.20

aAdjusted hazard ratios are adjusted for sex, treatment group, response group, albumin at baseline, and muscle area loss