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. 2015 Jun 23;113(3):382–389. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.223

Table 1. Univariate analysis for death from prostate cancer (n=585).

  Univariate analysis
Variable No. of men (deaths) Hazard ratio (95% CI) χ2 (1 df) P-value
CCP (linear) 585 (100) 2.08 (1.76, 2.46) 56.4 6.0 × 10−14
CCP (groups)     64.9 7.8 × 10−16
⩽0 194 (12) 1 (ref.)    
>0–1 251 (35) 2.21 (1.15, 4.27)    
>1–2 110 (39) 6.84 (3.57, 13.1)    
>2 30 (14) 14.1 (6.48, 30.5)    
Gleason score (linear) 585 (100) 1.89 (1.58, 2.27) 42.2 8.2 × 10−11
Gleason (groups)     45.5 1.5 × 10−11
3+3 151 (5) 0.20 (0.08, 0.52)    
3+4 200 (31) 1 (ref.)    
4+3 126 (30) 1.60 (0.96, 2.65)    
>7 108 (34) 2.61 (1.60, 4.26)    
log(1+PSA) (ng ml−1) 585 (100) 2.07 (1.61, 2.65) 34.0 5.6 × 10−9
PSA (groups) (ng ml−1)     32.4 1.2 × 10−8
⩽4 15 (4) 4.44 (1.36, 14.4)    
>4–10 175 (9) 1 (ref.)    
>10–25 210 (33) 3.33 (1.59, 6.98)    
>25–50 103 (28) 6.04 (2.84, 12.8)    
>50–100 82 (26) 7.88 (3.69, 16.8)    
Extent of disease (%)     52.0 5.5 × 10−13
<34 179 (10) 0.48 (0.22, 1.02)    
34–<67 176 (22) 1 (ref.)    
67–<100 91 (24) 2.82 (1.56, 5.11)    
100 139 (44) 3.49 (2.06, 5.93)    
Age at diagnosis (years) 585 (100) 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) 1.09 0.30
Age (groups) (years)     0.56 0.46
<60 32 (3) 0.42 (0.12, 1.48)    
60–64 57 (12) 1 (ref.)    
>64–69 142 (25) 0.86 (0.43, 1.72)    
>69 354 (60) 0.89 (0.48, 1.66)    
Year of diagnosis 585 (100) 0.94 (0.85, 1.04) 1.40 0.24
Year of diagnosis     1.09 0.3
1999–2000 78 (22) 1.33 (0.79, 2.26)    
2001–2003 507 (78) 1 (ref.)    
Clinical stage     41.7 1.1 × 10−10
1 87 (10) 0.71 (0.35, 1.47)    
2 371 (43) 1 (ref.)    
3/4 127 (47) 3.90 (2.58, 5.91)    
Initial hormones     23.8 1.1 × 10−6
No 208 (17) 1 (ref.)    
Yes 377 (83) 3.20 (1.90, 5.41)    
         
CAPRA (linear) 585 (100) 1.40 (1.28, 1.52) 65.0 7.8 × 10−16
CAPRA (groups)     64.1 1.2 × 10−15
0–2 80 (2) 0.30 (0.07, 1.29)    
3–5 207 (16) 1 (ref.)    
6–7 136 (29) 2.90 (1.56, 5.38)    
8–10 162 (53) 5.49 (3.14, 9.62)    
CCR (linear) 585 (100) 2.17 (1.83, 2.57) 88.9 4.1 × 10−21
CCR (groups)     63.4 1.7 × 10−15
⩽1 92 (2) 1 (ref.)    
>1–2 145 (10) 3.32 (0.73, 15.2)    
>2–3 133 (21) 8.08 (1.89, 34.5)    
>3 215 (67) 18.30 (4.47, 74.6)    

Abbreviations: CAPRA=Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment; CCP=cell cycle progression; CCR=cell cycle risk; CI=confidence interval; df=degrees of freedom; ref.=reference category; PSA=prostate-specific antigen; χ2=chi-square.