Table 2.
Direct effects on hazard of death, admission route and caseload
| Variable | Estimate | S.E. | Est./S.E. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard of death due to colon cancer: | ||||
| Age (/10) | 0.299 | 0.036 | 8.208 | 0.000 |
| Affluence/deprivation (0–1 metric) | -0.596 | 0.271 | -2.200 | 0.028 |
| Emergency admission (binary) | 0.411 | 0.084 | 4.886 | 0.000 |
| Stage II (compared to Stage I) | 0.639 | 0.213 | 2.998 | 0.003 |
| Stage III (compared to Stage I) | 1.306 | 0.210 | 6.211 | 0.000 |
| Stage IV (compared to Stage I) | 3.193 | 0.207 | 15.438 | 0.000 |
| Treatment optimality (binary) | -0.766 | 0.106 | -7.234 | 0.000 |
| High caseload hospital (binary) | -0.173 | 0.071 | -2.422 | 0.015 |
| Admission route via emergency: | ||||
| Intercept | 0.241 | 0.061 | 3.968 | 0.000 |
| Age (/10) | 0.023 | 0.007 | 3.229 | 0.001 |
| Affluence/deprivation (0–1 metric) | -0.302 | 0.062 | -4.849 | 0.000 |
| Residual variance | 0.170 | 0.004 | 38.133 | 0.000 |
| High caseload hospital: | ||||
| Intercept | 0.192 | 0.074 | 2.602 | 0.009 |
| Age (/10) | -0.009 | 0.008 | -1.116 | 0.264 |
| Affluence/deprivation (0–1 metric) | 0.576 | 0.077 | 7.503 | 0.000 |
| Emergency admission (binary) | -0.063 | 0.023 | -2.708 | 0.007 |
| Residual variance | 0.241 | 0.002 | 131.164 | 0.000 |