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. 2019 Aug 19;14(8):e0221373. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221373

Table 4. Prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) in patients with Wilms tumour (N = 4596).

Characteristic Events Univariable Multivariable, age categorized Multivariable, age linear
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Sex Female 168 1 1 1
Male 123 0·84 (0·67–1·06) 0·14 0·85 (0·67–1·07) 0·16 0·84 (0·66–1·06) 0·13
Age at diagnosis, categorized (years) 0–2 31 1 1
2–4 83 1·96 (1·30–2·96) 0·0014 1·29 (0·85–1·97) 0·23
4–10 159 3·63 (2·47–5·33) < 0·0001 1·67 (1·11–2·51) 0·01
10–18 18 5·16 (2·89–9·23) < 0·0001 1·87 (1·02–3·44) 0·04
Age at diagnosis,
linear (years)
291 1·15 (1·11–1·19) < 0·0001 1·04 (1–1·08) 0·06
Overall stage I 56 1 1 1
II 48 1·69 (1·15–2·49) 0·0076 1·43 (0·97–2·11) 0·07 1·47 (1–2·17) 0·05
III 76 3·91 (2·77–5·52) < 0·0001 2·76 (1·93–3·94) < 0·0001 2·86 (2·01–4·09) < 0·0001
IV 111 6·65 (4·82–9·17) < 0·0001 6·78 (4·82–9·53) < 0·0001 7·14 (5·09–10·01) < 0·0001
Histological risk group Intermediate risk 152 1 1 1
High risk: diffuse Anaplastic 73 10·13 (7·66–13·40) < 0·0001 6·91 (5·09–9·39) < 0·0001 7·38 (5·47–9·95) < 0·0001
High risk: blastemal type 57 4·01 (2·96–5·44) < 0·0001 4·55 (3·31–6·25) < 0·0001 4·58 (3·33–6·3) < 0·0001
Low risk 9 0·86 (0·44–1·68) 0·65 0·53 (0·27–1·05) 0·07 0·55 (0·28–1·09) 0·09
Biopsy No 192 1 1 1
Yes 99 1·66 (1·30–2·11) < 0·0001 1·03 (0·75–1·4) 0·87 1·03 (0·75–1·41) 0·85
Volume at surgery ≤500 ml 201 1 1 1
>500 ml 90 2·99 (2·33–3·83) < 0·0001 2·23 (1·7–2·91) < 0·0001 2·19 (1·67–2·85) < 0·0001

Univariable and Multivariable Cox regression models of overall survival (OS), stratified by national/regional study group and database (SIOP 93–01 and SIOP 2001), with age categorized and age linear.