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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 Nov;41(11):1125–1131. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000433

Table 3.

Univariate survival analysis for locoregional control, distant metastasis-free rate, and overall survival (significant values bolded)

Locoregional control
p (2y estimate/HR)
Distant metastasis-free
p (2y estimate/HR)
Overall survival
p (2y estimate/HR)

Age (continuous) 0.949 0.024 (HR 1.018) 0.003 (HR 1.017)

Gender 0.363 0.203 0.908

Race 0.986 0.144 0.144

BMI (continuous) 0.149 0.545 0.753

Comorbidities
 Diabetes 0.570 0.759 0.122
 Coronary artery disease 0.762 0.203 0.236
 Hyperlipidemia 0.361 0.556 0.579
 Hypertension 0.621 0.300 0.726

Medications
 Metformin 0.501 0.644 0.473
 Pancreatic enzymes 0.525 0.050 (17.9 vs. 27.9%) 0.001 (26.2 vs. 46.2%)
 Sulfonylurea 0.549 0.518 0.978
 Insulin 0.308 0.592 0.030 (31.2 vs. 39.0%)
 Statin (active use during treatment) 0.269 (28.9 vs. 10.9%) 0.882 (23.2 vs. 24.0%) 0.030 (34.1 vs. 39.4%)
 Statin (before or at diagnosis) 0.559 (26.3 vs. 24.0%) 0.107 (21.2 vs. 35.0%) 0.021 (34.0 vs. 41.1%)
 Glucocorticoid 0.160 0.449 0.139
 Beta-blocker (before or at diagnosis) 0.043 (27.8 vs. 0.0%) 0.615 0.288
 Beta-blocker (active use) 0.142 (23.6 vs. 33.3%) 0.662 0.206

Lymph node status 0.209 0.577 0.915

Resectability
 Unresectable 0.034 (20.8%) <0.001 (6.4%) <0.001 (16.2%)
 Borderline resectable 0.034 (11.1%) <0.001 (23.1%) <0.001 (42.5%)
 Resectable 0.034 (40.4%) <0.001 (36.4%) <0.001 (58.8%)

Surgery 0.030 (13.2 vs. 47.1%) <0.001 (5.2 vs. 37.1%) <0.001 (15.0 vs. 61.3%)

Chemotherapy 0.617 0.003 (0.0 vs. 24.4%) <0.001 (9.8 vs. 41.3%)

Immunotherapy 0.212 0.115 0.012 (33.5 vs. 91.7%)