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Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Oct 19;26(1):28–35. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.10.004

Table 3.

Results of the multivariable Cox regression models comparing overall survival outcomes between women in Asian American subgroups and white women with cervical cancer.

Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)

Characteristics Filipino women, n = 344 Chinese women, n = 236 North Asian women, n = 249 Southeast Asian women, n = 206
Marital status
  Single Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Married/domestic partner 0.86 (0.79–0.95) 0.87 (0.79–0.96) 0.87 (0.79–0.96) 0.87 (0.79–0.96)
  Divorced/separated/widowed 1.09 (0.98–1.20) 1.09 (0.99–1.21) 1.08 (0.98–1.19) 1.08 (0.98–1.19)
Age at diagnosis, years
  Younger than 35 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  35–44 1.53 (1.29–1.80) 1.50 (1.27–1.78) 1.55 (1.31–1.83) 1.56 (1.32–1.85)
  45–54 2.06 (1.75–2.42) 2.05 (1.74–2.42) 2.10 (1.78–2.48) 2.12 (1.79–2.50)
  55–64 2.37 (2.01–2.80) 2.37 (2.01–2.80) 2.41 (2.03–2.85) 2.44 (2.06–2.89)
  65 or older 4.22 (3.60–4.96) 4.26 (3.63–5.01) 4.37 (3.71–5.14) 4.43 (3.76–5.22)
Stage at diagnosis
  Localized Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Regional 1.97 (1.78–2.17) 2.00 (1.81–2.21) 1.98 (1.79–2.19) 1.99 (1.80–2.20)
  Distant 5.70 (5.10–6.38) 5.72 (5.11–6.40) 5.67 (5.07–6.34) 5.68 (5.07–6.35)
Histologic classification
  Squamous cell carcinoma Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Adenoma or adenocarcinoma 1.05 (0.96–1.15) 1.04 (0.95–1.13) 1.03 (0.95–1.13) 1.02 (0.94–1.12)
  Other 1.42 (1.29–1.56) 1.42 (1.29–1.56) 1.41 (1.29–1.55) 1.42 (1.29–1.56)
Treatment
  No surgery Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Surgery 0.12 (0.10–0.14) 0.12 (0.10–0.14) 0.12 (0.10–0.13) 0.12 (0.10–0.14)
  Radiation 0.43 (0.38–0.49) 0.42 (0.38–0.48) 0.42 (0.37–0.47) 0.42 (0.38–0.48)
  Surgery and radiation 0.23 (0.20–0.26) 0.22 (0.20–0.25) 0.22 (0.20–0.25) 0.22 (0.20–0.25)
Socioeconomic status1
  Quartile 1 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Quartile 2 0.97 (0.88–1.06) 0.96 (0.88–1.06) 0.97 (0.89–1.06) 0.97 (0.89–1.07)
  Quartile 3 0.94 (0.84–1.05) 0.94 (0.84–1.05) 0.93 (0.83–1.04) 0.94 (0.84–1.05)
  Quartile 4 0.86 (0.77–0.96) 0.86 (0.77–0.97) 0.86 (0.77–0.97) 0.85 (0.76–0.95)
Foreign-born2
  Quartile 1 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Quartile 2 1.01 (0.94–1.11) 1.01 (0.91–1.11) 1.01 (0.92–1.11) 1.02 (0.92–1.12)
  Quartile 3 1.05 (0.95–1.17) 1.08 (0.97–1.19) 1.08 (0.97–1.19) 1.07 (0.97–1.19)
  Quartile 4 1.01 (0.90–1.13) 1.01 (0.90–1.14) 1.00 (0.89–1.13) 1.02 (0.90–1.15)
Residence population density
  County population ≥1,000,000 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  County population <1,000,000 1.01 (0.94–1.09) 1.02 (0.94–1.10) 1.02 (0.94–1.09) 1.01 (0.94–1.09)
Race
  White Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Asian American 0.82 (0.68–1.00) 0.77 (0.61–0.97) 0.82 (0.66–1.02) 0.62 (0.49–0.80)
Univariable analysis3 (Asian American subgroup women compared with White) Indifferent
p = 0.434
Indifferent
p = 0.267
Indifferent
p = 0.957
Indifferent
p = 0.072
1

Socioeconomic status (based on county-level poverty, education, income, and unemployment levels) was categorized into 1 of 4 relative quartiles within the study sample. Quartile 1 represents the lowest socioeconomic status, or most socioeconomically disadvantaged, and quartile 4 represents the highest socioeconomic status, or most socioeconomically advantaged.

2

Percentage of the population of the woman’s county of residence born outside the United States, categorized into 1 of 4 relative quartiles, from lowest to highest percentage.

3

Univariable analyses compared survival outcomes of women from each of the Asian American subgroups with white women without controlling for any other covariates.