Table 2.
Univariate analysis of patient characteristics for overall survival, disease free survival and local control among the 48 extramedullary plasmacytoma patients
| Variable | Overall survival | Disease free survival | Local control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Regression coefficient (SE) | P | Regression coefficient (SE) | P | Regression coefficient (SE) | |
| Gender (Male vs Female) | 0.942 | 0.950 (0.695) | 0.645 | 0.781 (0.535) | 0.911 | 0.873 (1.225) |
| Age, years (<50 vs ≧ 50) | 0.296 | 2.058 (0.691) | 0.690 | 1.218 (0.495) | 0.543 | 0.474 (1.228) |
| Lymph node (Without vs With) | 0.005 | 11.767 (0.882) | 0.014 | 5.438 (0.691) | 0.483 | 2.698 (1.415) |
| Size of primary tumor (<5 cm vs ≧ 5 cm) | 0.012 | 14.646 (1.071) | 0.002 | 7.363 (0.646) | 0.704 | 0.626 (1.232) |
| Number of primary tumors (Solitary vs Sporadic) | 0.816 | 0.782 (1.056) | 0.632 | 1.360 (0.641) | 0.424 | 2.759 (1.270) |
| Treatment (Single vs Combined) | 0.432 | 1.657 (0.643) | 0.158 | 2.008 (0.494) | 0.418 | 2.706 (1.230) |
| Anatomic location (HN vs Other) | 0.095 | 2.981 (0.654) | 0.485 | 1.413 (0.495) | 0.979 | 1.033 (1.229) |
Abbreviation: HN head and neck