Table 7. Hazard ratios of individual adjusted age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index score for mortality.
| Variable | Adjusted HR* | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Total cancer patients | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 2.84 | 2.59–3.12 |
| 8–11 | 6.07 | 5.51–6.68 |
| ≧12 | 11.17 | 9.97–12.50 |
| Lung and bronchus | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 4.07 | 2.61–6.33 |
| 8–11 | 7.42 | 4.61–11.92 |
| ≧12 | 8.66 | 4.14–18.10 |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile duct | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 1.91 | 1.56–2.34 |
| 8–11 | 2.83 | 2.23–3.59 |
| ≧12 | 4.31 | 2.99–6.21 |
| Colorectum | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 3.63 | 3.03–4.36 |
| 8–11 | 8.29 | 6.92–9.94 |
| ≧12 | 16.40 | 13.54–19.87 |
| Breast | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 6.74 | 4.30–10.56 |
| 8–11 | 14.64 | 8.35–25.65 |
| ≧12 | 37.05 | 17.35–79.09 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 2.71 | 2.20–3.35 |
| 8–11 | 6.77 | 5.23–8.76 |
| ≧12 | 15.38 | 10.02–23.62 |
| Stomach | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 3.21 | 2.39–4.32 |
| 8–11 | 6.62 | 4.95–8.87 |
| ≧12 | 9.53 | 6.90–13.17 |
| Prostate | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 5.14 | 2.29–11.50 |
| 8–11 | 12.73 | 5.77–28.08 |
| ≧12 | 41.48 | 18.15–94.81 |
| Pancreas | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 2.79 | 1.53–5.10 |
| 8–11 | 4.87 | 2.58–9.18 |
| ≧12 | 5.67 | 2.51–12.80 |
| Esophagus | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 1.24 | 0.91–1.70 |
| 8–11 | 2.30 | 1.47–3.60 |
| ≧12 | 3.84 | 1.66–8.84 |
| Cervix | ||
| AACCI score 0–3 | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 4.29 | 1.70–10.83 |
| 8–11 | 23.80 | 8.83–64.13 |
| ≧12 | 43.69 | 5.51–346.49 |
*Adjust for the patients’ adjusted age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index score, gender, cancer type, and hospital characteristics.
Abbreviations: AACCI, adjusted age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index; Adjusted HR, Adjusted hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.