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. 2014 Dec 2;12:370. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-370

Table 4.

Predictors of 5-year survival on univariate analysis

Event (n (%)) Hazard ratio 95% CI Pvalue
Diagnosis age group <0.0001
  45-79 661 (45.31) 1.54 1.02-2.34
  80+ 371 (66.61) 2.87 1.89-4.38
  <45 23 (32.86) 1 Ref
Gender 0.4521
  Female 478 (49.64) 1 Ref
  Male 577 (51.38) 1.05 0.93-1.18
Site 0.0069
  Colon 719 (52.25) 1 Ref
  Rectosigmoid 103 (50.99) 0.93 0.75-1.14
  Rectum 233 (45.87) 0.79 0.68-0.91
Collaborative stage <0.0001
  I 116 (28.78) 1 Ref
  II 194 (33.74) 1.21 0.96-1.53
  III 284 (46.56) 1.87 1.50-2.32
  IV 413 (94.08) 8.46 6.85-10.44
  Unknown/NA 48 (81.36) 6.7 4.78-9.39
Income quintile <0.0001
  1 276 (59.74) 1 Ref
  2 244 (53.74) 0.88 0.74-1.05
  3 209 (47.83) 0.73 0.61-0.88
  4 165 (44.12) 0.66 0.54-0.80
  5 139 (41.49) 0.61 0.50-0.75
  NF 22 (91.67) 2.75 1.78-4.24
Grade/differentiated <0.0001
  1 - well differentiated 43 (34.68) 1 Ref
  2 - moderately differentiated 624 (45.32) 1.39 1.02-1.89
  3 - poorly differentiated 152 (57.79) 2.18 1.56-3.06
  4 - undifferentiated 5 (62.50) 3 1.19-7.57
  9 - not determined/not available 231 (73.57) 3.65 2.64-5.06
Comorbidity <0.0001
  CCI count <1 239 (28.55) 1 Ref
  CCI count =1 454 (59.35) 2.74 2.34-3.20
  CCI count >1 362 (74.79) 4.28 3.63-5.04
Residence 0.4599
  Rural 404 (51.86) 1 Ref
  Urban 651 (49.81) 0.95 0.84-1.08
Distance from CancerCare 0.348
  <21 km 599 (49.10) 1 Ref
  21-100 km 170 (50.60) 1.02 0.86-1.20
  101-500 km 257 (53.99) 1.12 0.97-1.29
  501+ km 29 (53.70) 1.25 0.86-1.81
Surgery type <0.0001
  Major surgery 707 (43.43) 0.17 0.15-0.19
  Local resection 15 (25.86) 0.09 0.05-0.15
  Polypectomy 27 (38.57) 0.14 0.10-0.21
  None 306 (92.73) 1 Ref
Chemotherapy type <0.0001
  None 690 (51.49) 1 Ref
  Neoadjuvant 19 (35.85) 0.54 0.34-0.85
  Adjuvant 254 (43.94) 0.71 0.62-0.82
  Palliative 83 (90.22) 2.53 2.01-3.18
  Adjuvant with local procedure 9 (39.13) 0.61 0.32-1.18
Radiation therapy type <0.0001
  None 929 (52.02) 1 Ref
  Neoadjuvant 18 (29.51) 0.45 0.28-0.71
  Adjuvant 65 (35.91) 0.56 0.43-0.71
  Palliative 39 (92.86) 2.67 1.94-3.69
  Adjuvant with local procedure 4 (25.00) 0.38 0.14-1.00

CCI (Charlson Comorbidity Index); NA (Not Available); NF (Not Formatted).