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. 2019 Apr 24;11:3545–3554. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S191288

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses to assess the prognostic factors of OS

Characteristics Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI) P-value HR (95%CI) P-value
Male 1.193 (0.701–2.029) 0.515
Age 1.051 (1.018–1.085) 0.002 1.045 (1.010–1.081) 0.011
Smoking history 1.752 (1.028–2.986) 0.039 1.521 (0.864–2.678) 0.146
BMI 1.000 (0.913–1.096) 0.996
Hypertension 0.798 (0.429–1.487) 0.478
Diabetes mellitus 0.292 (0.071–1.198) 0.087
COPD 1.702 (0.878–3.301) 0.115
CHD 1.317 (0.411–4.218) 0.643
Emphysema 1.923 (1.032–3.586) 0.040 1.263 (0.653–2.442) 0.487
Preoperative lung function
FEV1 0.690 (0.452–1.054) 0.086
FVC 0.758 (0.533–1.080) 0.125
FEV1/FVC 0.993 (0.970–1.016) 0.538
Tumor location (left) 1.040 (0.600–1.803) 0.888
Tumor size 1.196 (1.006–1.421) 0.043 0.990 (0.814–1.205) 0.921
Histology 1.113 (0.700–1.771) 0.650
Lobectomy 1.511 (0.811–2.816) 0.194
TNM stage II 1.882 (0.948–3.737) 0.071
Preoperative albumin 0.875 (0.811–0.945) 0.001 1.018 (0.949–1.093) 0.610
Preoperative globulin 1.096 (1.045–1.149) <0.001 0.966 (0.887–1.052) 0.422
AGR<1.51 4.304 (2.425–7.638) <0.001 3.424 (1.600–7.331) 0.002

Abbreviations: OS, overall survival; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis; AGR, albumin–globulin ratio.