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. 2017 Jul 20;143(7):691–699. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0012

Table 3. Multivariate Analysis for Survival in the 6900 Study Patients.

Factor Hazard Ratio (95% CI)a
All Patients CRT Only S+PORT Only
Type of treatment
CRT 1 [Reference] ND ND
S+PORT 0.66 (0.61-0.71) ND ND
Age, y
≤50 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
51-60 1.08 (0.97-1.20) 1.09 (0.96-1.25) 1.02 (0.86-1.22)
61-70 1.21 (1.09-1.35) 1.24 (1.08-1.42) 1.13 (0.95-1.36)
>70 1.84 (1.65-2.05) 1.75 (1.53-2.01) 1.93 (1.62-2.30)
Facility
Academic 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Comprehensive community cancer program 1.10 (1.01-1.19) 1.15 (1.05-1.30) 1.01 (0.90-1.15)
Integrated network cancer program 0.99 (0.95-1.23) 1.04 (0.90-1.19) 1.14 (0.97-1.33)
Unknown 0.97 (0.77-1.21) 0.96 (0.72-1.26) 0.94 (0.63-1.35)
Year of diagnosis
2004-2006 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
2007-2009 0.95 (0.87-1.03) 0.91 (0.82-1.02) 1.01 (0.89-1.16)
2010-2012 0.86 (0.79-0.94) 0.83 (0.74-0.93) 0.92 (0.79-1.06)
Distance, miles
<10 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
10-19 0.94 (0.86-1.03) 0.98 (0.88-1.09) 0.92 (0.79-1.07)
20-29 0.96 (0.85-1.08) 0.96 (0.85-1.07) 0.97 (0.79-1.17)
≥30 0.98 (0.90-1.07) 0.97 (0.83-1.12) 1.01 (0.87-1.18)
Comorbidity index
1 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
2 1.15 (1.05-1.26) 1.09 (0.98-1.22) 1.26 (1.08-1.48)
3 1.55 (1.34-1.78) 1.61 (1.35-1.90) 1.46 (1.12-1.86)
Clinical T stage
cT1-cT2 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
cT3-cT4 1.37 (1.27-1.48) 1.27 (1.16-1.40) 1.62 (1.41-1.86)
Clinical N stage
cN0-cN1 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
cN2a-cN2c 1.51 (1.41-1.62) 1.64 (1.51-1.79) 1.30 (1.16-1.45)

Abbreviations: CRT, chemoradiotherapy; ND, not determined; S+PORT, surgery and postoperative radiotherapy.

a

Multivariate model included age, year of diagnosis, distance from facility, facility type, comorbidity index, clinical T stage, and clinical N stage.