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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 May 22;99(1):70–79. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.05.022

Table 3. Multivariable analysis of clinical and cardiac dose-volume variables associated with PCE development in prospective and retrospective patient groups.

Variable Prospective Group Retrospective Group
HR (95% CI) P Value* HR (95% CI) P Value*
HV35
 >10% vs. <10≤ 2.14 (1.31-3.51) 0.002 1.52 (1.05-2.21) 0.027
Age, years
 ≥70 vs. <70 0.67 (0.40-1.12) 0.127 0.93 (0.61-1.42) 0.741
Tumor Location
 Right vs. Left 0.52 (0.33-0.81) 0.004 1.14 (0.79-1.66) 0.477
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
 Yes vs. No 2.82 (1.72-4.65) <0.001 1.40 (0.93-2.09) 0.108
Cardiac History
 Yes vs. No 1.68 (1.09-2.60) 0.020 0.81 (0.56-1.18) 0.278

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

*

Cox proportional hazards model