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. 2014 Oct 13;70(2):161–168. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205692

Table 3.

Multivariate ORs for death-certificate-only, death-certificate +30-day mortality and death certificate +90-day mortality groups

  OR p Value (LRT) OR p Value (LRT) OR p Value (LRT)
Death-certificate-only (95% CI) Death certificate +30 (95% CI) Death certificate +90 (95% CI)
Age at diagnosis (years)
 30–39 0.23 (0.03 to 1.71) 0.19 (0.06 to 0.61) 0.20 (0.09 to 0.45)
 40–44 1.24 (0.59 to 2.61) 0.74 (0.45 to 1.22) 0.64 (0.43 to 0.94)
 45–49 0.96 (0.55 to 1.67) 0.61 (0.43 to 0.88) 0.62 (0.48 to 0.81)
 50–54 1.16 (0.77 to 1.73) 0.69 (0.53 to 0.89) 0.64 (0.53 to 0.78)
 55–59 0.78 (0.55 to 1.11) 0.79 (0.65 to 0.95) 0.81 (0.70 to 0.94)
 60–64 0.83 (0.62 to 1.12) 0.81 (0.69 to 0.96) 0.88 (0.78 to 1.00)
 65–69 1 <0.001 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
 70–74 1.38 (1.08 to 1.77) 1.07 (0.93 to 1.24) 1.13 (1.01 to 1.26)
 75–79 1.73 (1.37 to 2.19) 1.30 (1.13 to 1.50) 1.39 (1.25 to 1.55)
 >80 2.28 (1.83 to 2.85) 1.90 (1.66 to 2.16) 1.80 (1.62 to 1.99)
Sex
 Male 1.21 (1.06 to 1.37) 1.12 (1.04 to 1.22) 1.17 (1.10 to 1.24)
 Female 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 <0.001
Townsend deprivation quintile
 1 1 <0.001 1 0.005 1 0.017
 2 1.06 (0.85 to 1.32) 1.03 (0.90 to 1.18) 1.00 (0.91 to 1.11)
 3 1.12 (0.90 to 1.39) 1.08 (0.95 to 1.23) 1.07 (0.96 to 1.18)
 4 1.44 (1.17 to 1.78) 1.14 (1.00 to 1.30) 1.07 (0.96 to 1.18)
 5 1.57 (1.25 to 1.97) 1.28 (1.11 to 1.47) 1.16 (1.04 to 1.30)
 Missing 1.35 (0.82 to 2.22) 0.92 (0.68 to 1.25) 0.86 (0.69 to 1.08)
Smoking status
 Never smoker 1 <0.001 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
 Ex-smoker 0.48 (0.39 to 0.58) 0.66 (0.58 to 0.76) 0.87 (0.78 to 0.97)
 Current smoker 0.80 (0.65 to 0.98) 1.14 (1.00 to 1.31) 1.43 (1.28 to 1.61)
 Missing 1.31 (1.00 to 1.71) 1.85 (1.53 to 2.23) 1.89 (1.60 to 2.23)
Charlson score
 0 1 0.125 1 0.168 1 0.234
 1 1.17 (0.99 to 1.38) 1.02 (0.92 to 1.13) 0.96 (0.89 to 1.05)
 2–3 1.20 (1.02 to 1.41) 1.03 (0.93 to 1.14) 1.02 (0.94 to 1.11)
 >4 1.10 (0.87 to 1.41) 1.19 (1.02 to 1.38) 1.09 (0.97 to 1.24)
Consultations and CXR*
 Low, no CXR 1 <0.001 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
 Medium, no CXR 1.43 (1.19 to 1.71) 1.43 (1.27 to 1.62) 1.43 (1.29 to 1.59)
 High, no CXR 1.05 (0.86 to 1.27) 1.06 (0.94 to 1.21) 0.96 (0.86 to 1.06)
 Low, CXR 0.28 (0.23 to 0.35) 0.45 (0.40 to 0.51) 0.54 (0.49 to 0.59)
 Medium, CXR 0.50 (0.40 to 0.63) 0.80 (0.70 to 0.91) 0.90 (0.82 to 1.00)
 High, CXR 0.88 (0.68 to 1.13) 0.83 (0.70 to 0.98) 0.81 (0.71 to 0.93)
Number in household
 Lives alone 1 0.025 1 0.019 1 0.204
 >1 person 1.17 (1.01 to 1.36) 0.035† 1.09 (1.00 to 1.19) 0.057† 1.01 (0.94 to 1.08) 0.912†
 Unknown 1.39 (1.05 to 1.84) 1.28 (1.06 to 1.55) 1.16 (0.98 to 1.36)
Urban vs rural
 Urban 1 <0.001 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
 Town and fringe 1.60 (1.32 to 1.95) 1.13 (0.99 to 1.28) 1.10 (0.99 to 1.22)
 Rural 1.69 (1.30 to 2.20) 1.31 (1.10 to 1.56) 1.22 (1.06 to 1.41)
 Unknown 0.50 (0.40 to 0.64) 0.68 (0.60 to 0.78) 0.79 (0.71 to 0.87)
Practice CXR quartile (per 100 population)
 1–2.73 1 <0.001 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
 2.74–3.84 0.71 (0.56 to 0.89) 0.96 (0.84 to 1.09) 1.03 (0.93 to 1.14)
 3.85–5.33 1.72 (1.42 to 2.09) 1.38 (1.22 to 1.56) 1.28 (1.16 to 1.40)
 ≥5.34 1.78 (1.47 to 2.16) 1.52 (1.35 to 1.71) 1.41 (1.29 to 1.55)
Practice lung cancer quartile (per 100 000 population)
 <34.3 1 0.522 1 0.009 1 0.064
 34.3–49.56 0.92 (0.76 to 1.12) 0.97 (0.86 to 1.10) 0.98 (0.89 to 1.08)
 49.57–71.63 1.05 (0.86 to 1.28) 1.02 (0.90 to 1.15) 1.05 (0.95 to 1.15)
 ≥71.64 1.01 (0.83 to 1.24) 0.85 (0.75 to 0.97) 0.93 (0.84 to 1.03)

*0–4 months prediagnosis.

†Excluding unknown.

CXR, chest X-ray