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. 2014 Apr 2;3(4):900–908. doi: 10.1002/cam4.236

Table 5.

Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model for OS in the overall population of patients with (A) NSCLC, (B) stage I, (C) stage II, and (D) stage III.

Analysis of maximum likelihood estimates
Variable P-value HR 95% CI
(A) Overall population of patients with NSCLC
 Age <0.0001 1.45 1.032 1.058
 Body mass index 0.0500 0.977 0.955 1.000
 Gender
  F vs. M 0.0035 0.709 0.563 0.893
 ASA
  2 vs. 4 0.0680 0.577 0.320 1.042
  3 vs. 4 0.0163 0.598 0.392 0.910
 Stage
  I vs. III <0.0001 0.481 0.358 0.648
  II vs. III 0.0495 0.736 0.543 0.999
 Fentanyl equivalents 0.2318 1.060 0.964 1.165
 Preoperative radiation
  N vs. Y 0.0078 0.534 0.337 0.848
 Postoperative radiation
  N vs. Y 0.0025 0.639 0.477 0.854
 Thoracoscopy
  N vs. Y 0.0477 1.463 1.004 2.132
(B) Stage I
 Age <0.0001 1.051 1.029 1.073
 Body mass index 0.0026 0.939 0.902 0.978
 Gender
  F vs. M <0.0001 0.422 0.286 0.622
 ASA
  2 vs. 4 0.0127 0.237 0.076 0.735
  3 vs. 4 0.0216 0.508 0.285 0.906
 Fentanyl equivalents 0.0360 1.158 1.010 1.329
 Postoperative radiation
  N vs. Y 0.0156 0.428 0.215 0.851
(C) Stage II
 Age <0.0001 1.057 1.030 1.084
 Fentanyl equivalents 0.5869 0.942 0.761 1.167
 Preoperative radiation
  N vs. Y 0.0016 0.191 0.068 0.535
(D) Stage III
 Age 0.0442 1.022 1.001 1.043
 LogFentanyl 0.8621 0.986 0.839 1.158
 Preoperative radiation
  N vs. Y 0.1439 0.661 0.379 1.152
 Postoperative chemotherapy
  N vs. Y 0.0315 1.506 1.037 2.188