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. 2017 Feb 14;116(6):717–725. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.27

Table 2. Multivariable covariate-adjusted hazard ratios for all cause and lung cancer specific mortality.

Patient Characteristics All Cause HRa (95% CIb) All Cause P-value Lung Cancer-specific HRa (95% CIb) Lung Cancer-specific P-value
Prior cancer diagnosis (vs None)
Yes (any) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 0.523 0.79 (0.76–0.82) <0.001
Age (years; vs 66–74)
75–85 1.36 (1.33–1.40) <0.001 1.30 (1.26–1.34) <0.001
>85 1.85 (1.77–1.94) <0.001 1.71 (1.61–1.81) <0.001
Sex (vs female)
Male 1.30 (1.27–1.34) <0.001 1.27 (1.22–1.31) <0.001
Race/ethnicity (vs white)
Black 0.92 (0.87–0.96) 0.001 0.91 (0.86–0.97) 0.005
Hispanic 0.86 (0.76–0.99) 0.029 0.89 (0.76–1.05) 0.175
Other 0.82 (0.76–0.87) <0.001 0.85 (0.78–0.92) <0.001
Marital Status (vs married)
Sep/Div/Widc 1.13 (1.10–1.16) <0.001 1.12 (1.08–1.16) <0.001
Single 1.12 (1.06–1.18) <0.001 1.14 (1.06–1.21) <0.001
Unknown 1.16 (1.08–1.24) <0.001 1.11 (1.02–1.22) 0.018
Histology (vs other non-small cell lung cancer [NSCLC])
Small Cell 1.25 (1.17–1.33) <0.001 1.38 (1.28–1.48) <0.001
Adenocarcinoma 0. 70 (0.67–0.72) <0.001 0.70 (0.67–0.73) <0.001
Squamous 0.89 (0.86–0.92) <0.001 0.91 (0.87–0.95) 0.071
Comorbidity (vs none)
One 1.25 (1.21–1.29) <0.001 1.06 (1.04–1.09) <0.001
Two or more 1.56 (1.52–1.61) <0.001 1.35 (1.29–1.40) <0.001
Rule out 0.95 (0.89–1.02 0.148 0.96 (0.89–1.04) 0.337
Payer Status (vs no)
Medicaid 1.26 (1.21–1.30) <0.0011 1.23 (1.12–1.35) <0.001
Treatment Status (vs no Treatment)
Surgery only 0.39 (0.38–0.41) <0.001 0.33 (0.31–0.34) <0.001
Chemotherapy only 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 0.376 1.23 (1.12–1.35) <0.001
Radiation only 0.88 (0.84–0.92) <0.001 0.94 (0.89–0.99) 0.017
Two or more 0.69 (0.67–0.72) <0.001 0.77 (0.74–0.81) <0.001
a

HR denotes hazard ratio of all cause and lung cancer specific death for the above covariates.

b

CI denotes confidence interval.

c

Separated/Divorced/Widowed.