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. 2017 Nov 16;143(11):1111–1116. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1694

Table 1. Cox Regression Analysis Comparing Hospital-Level Hazard of Mortality by Percent of Cases With Negative Marginsa.

Negative Margin Threshold, % Hospitals, No. Patients, No. HR (95% CI) P Value
80 396 36 998 0.99 (0.96-1.02) .37
85 243 22 486 0.99 (0.96-1.02) .40
90 105 9003 0.92 (0.88-0.96) <.001
95 43 831 0.95 (0.84-1.07) .39

Abbreviation: HR, hazard ratio.

a

Model includes sex, age, race, comorbidities, site, cN stage, pT stage, number of positive nodes, receipt of adjuvant therapy, extracapsular extension, insurance, income, education level, hospital volume, and hospital type. Head and neck cancers; data from the National Cancer Database, 2004 to 2013.