Table 3.
Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models
| Variable | Local recurrence |
Regional recurrence |
Distant recurrence |
Overall survival |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | |
| SUVV | 12.03 (0.36-402.74) | .16 | 5.43 (0.58-62.03) | .17 | 5.98 (0.47-76.47) | .17 | 8.30 (0.60-115.59) | .12 |
| MTGR | 0.67 (0.13-3.31) | .62 | 0.73 (0.09-5.80) | .76 | 6.98 (0.67-72.61) | .10 | 2.78 (0.36-21.16) | .32 |
| Age | 0.96 (0.92-1.01) | .09 | 0.99 (0.95-1.04) | .68 | 1.03 (0.99-1.06) | .18 | ||
| MTVSim | 0.99 (0.97-1.02) | .51 | 0.96 (0.93-0.99) | .01 | 0.99 (0.97-1.01) | .32 | ||
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; MTGR = metabolic tumor growth rate; MTVSim = metabolic tumor volume at simulation; SUVV = standardized uptake value velocity.
P-values less than 0.05 are bolded.