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. 2019 Dec 2;4(1):118–132. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50237

Table 2.

Relative survival and excess mortality rate ratio in the R0 cohort

Univariable Poisson regression Multivariable Poisson regression
No. of patients (n = 20 853) 5‐year age‐standardized relative survival (%)* 5‐year EMRR* P 5‐year EMRR* P
Age (years)
< 50 1042 (5·0) 79·5 (76·8, 81·9) 1·11 (0·96, 1·28) 0·168 1·07 (0·89, 1·29) 0·456
50–74 11 113 (53·3) 81·3 (80·4, 82·2) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
≥ 75 8698 (41·7) 79·1 (77·5, 80·6) 1·26 (1·15, 1·38) < 0·001 1·37 (1·23, 1·53) < 0·001
Sex
M 10 939 (52·5) 80·1 (79·1, 81·2) 1·00 (reference)
F 9914 (47·5) 81·6 (80·5, 82·5) 0·98 (0·90, 1·07) 0·134
BMI (kg/m 2 )
< 18·5 462 (2·2) 65·6 (59·9, 70·8) 2·18 (1·78, 2·66) < 0·001 1·47 (1·14, 1·90) 0·003
18·5–25 8484 (40·7) 81·5 (80·4, 82·6) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference) 0·128
> 25 9907 (47·5) 83·9 (82·8, 84·9) 0·80 (0·72, 0·88) < 0·001 0·93 (0·84, 1·02)
Missing 2000 (9·6)
ASA grade
I–II 14 403 (69·1) 86·7 (85·9, 87·5) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
III–IV 5679 (27·2) 67·8 (65·6, 70·0) 2·96 (2·71, 3·24) < 0·001 2·05 (1·86, 2·27) < 0·001
Missing 771 (3·7)
Location of primary tumour
Right colon 6544 (31·4) 78·3 (76·8, 79·8) 1·13 (1·02, 1·25) 0·016 1·32 (1·18, 1·49) < 0·001
Left colon 6158 (29·5) 79·2 (77·9, 80·5) 1·00 (reference) 0·001 1·00 (reference)
Transverse colon 1163 (5·6) 74·3 (70·7, 77·6) 1·32 (1·12, 1·56) < 0·001 1·18 (0·96, 1·45) 0·109
Rectum 6419 (30·8) 85·1 (83·8, 86·3) 0·62 (0·55, 0·70) 0·430 1·22 (1·06, 1·40) 0·006
Multiple 566 (2·7) 78·2 (72·7, 82·6) 0·89 (0·68, 1·18) 1·26 (0·94, 1·67) 0·120
Missing 3 (0·01)
pT status
pT0 238 (1·1) 93·2 (77·4, 98·1) 2·02 (0·41, 9·9) 0·389 0·02 (0·00, ∝) 0·861
pT1 1426 (6·8) 98·2 (94·6, 99·4) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
pT2 3605 (17·3) 94·9 (93·3, 96·2) 2·32 (0·72, 7·46) 0·157 1·05 (0·61, 1·79) 0·869
pT3 12 273 (58·9) 81·6 (80·6, 82·5) 10·0 (3·27, 30·6) < 0·001 1·81 (1·10, 2·97) 0·019
pT4 3241 (15·5) 54·2 (52·2, 56·2) 33·2 (10·8, 101·5) < 0·001 3·07 (1·86, 5·07) < 0·001
Missing 70 (0·3)
pN status
pN0 11 934 (57·2) 92·7 (91·9, 93·4) 1·00 (reference)
pN1 5188 (24·9) 76·2 (74·7, 77·6) 3·97 (3·43, 4·61) < 0·001
pN2 3454 (16·6) 49·4 (47·6, 51·3) 10·1 (8·82, 11·7) < 0·001
pNX 277 (1·3)
M status
M0 18 513 (88·8) 86·1 (85·3, 86·9) 1·00 (reference)
M1 (synchronous) 2340 (11·2) 34·4 (32·2, 36·5) 7·39 (6·01, 8·01) < 0·001
Synchronous metastases
None 18 513 (88·8) 87·2 (86·4, 87·8) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Liver metastases only 1229 (5·9) 39·6 (36·7, 42·4) 6·70 (6·08, 7·39) < 0·001 3·55 (3·13, 4·03) < 0·001
Lung metastases only 286 (1·4) 54·5 (45·9, 62·2) 4·24 (3·44, 5·23) < 0·001 2·88 (2·23, 3·72) < 0·001
Other metastases only 380 (1·8) 30·2 (25·1, 35·4) 8·46 (7·34, 9·76) < 0·001 2·91 (2·41, 3·51) < 0·001
Multiple metastases 445 (2·1) 17·8 (14·3, 21·6) 12·0 (10·6, 13·5) < 0·001 4·55 (3·88, 5·34) < 0·001
LNR
0 12278 (58·9) 92·5 (91·6, 93·2) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
> 0 to < 0·1 2906 (13·9) 80·2 (78·3, 82·0) 2·89 (2·45, 3·40) < 0·001 1·55 (1·32, 1·82) < 0·001
0·1 to < 0·25 2524 (12·1) 68·4 (66·2, 70·5) 5·10 (4·40, 5·92) < 0·001 2·45 (2·11, 2·84) < 0·001
≥ 0·25 2847 (13·7) 45·3 (43·2, 47·3) 11·1 (9·69, 12·7) < 0·001 4·18 (3·65, 4·80) < 0·001
Missing 298 (1·4)
LODDS
≤ −1·36 16 712 (80·1) 88·0 (87·3, 88·9) 1·00 (reference)
> −1·36 to −0·53 1932 (9·3) 59·9 (57·2, 62·4) 4·03 (3·62, 4·49) < 0·001
> −0·53 1898 (9·1) 42·0 (39·5, 44·6) 7·54 (6·86, 8·28) < 0·001
Missing 311 (1·5)
Tumour grade
High/mean 16 009 (76·8) 83·9 (83·0, 84·6) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Low 3914 (18·8) 68·5 (66·6, 70·3) 2·35 (2·15, 2·56) < 0·001 1·36 (1·23, 1·50) < 0·001
Missing 930 (4·5)
Vascular invasion
No 14 357 (68·8) 88·1 (87·3, 88·9) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 4933 (23·7) 61·4 (59·8, 63·0) 4·07 (3·71, 4·46) < 0·001 1·24 (1·11, 1·38) < 0·001
Missing 1563 (7·5)
Perineural invasion
No 14 958 (71·7) 86·2 (85·4, 87·0) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 2714 (13·0) 55·3 (53·2, 57·4) 4·06 (3·71, 4·45) < 0·001 1·36 (1·22, 1·52) < 0·001
Missing 3181 (15·3)
Mucinous tumour
No 15 755 (75·6) 81·8 (81·0, 82·6) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 3399 (16·3) 77·9 (76·0, 79·7) 1·34 (1·21, 1·49) < 0·001
Missing 1699 (8·1)
Acute or elective surgery
Elective 18 205 (87·3) 84·6 (83·8, 85·3) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Acute 2641 (12·7) 54·7 (52·4, 57·0) 4·49 (4·13, 4·89) < 0·001 1·90 (1·69, 2·13) < 0·001
Missing 7 (0·03)
Resection of other organ
No 1059 of 1325 (79·9) 83·0 (82·2, 83·8) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 266 of 1325 (20·1) 69·3 (67·3, 71·3) 1·90 (1·73, 2·08) < 0·001
Complication
No 14 643 (70·2) 84·0 (83·1, 84·8) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 6200 (29·7) 73·8 (72·4, 75·2) 2·18 (2·00, 2·38) < 0·001
Missing 10 (0·05)
Infection
No 19 575 (93·9) 81·8 (81·0, 82·5) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 1268 (6·1) 67·6 (64·1, 70·8) 2·59 (2·30, 2·91) < 0·001 1·28 (1·09, 1·51) 0·003
Missing 10 (0·05)
Cardiovascular event
No 19 956 (95·7) 82·0 (81·2, 82·7) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 887 (4·3) 56·2 (49·4, 62·3) 4·62 (4·12, 5·17) < 0·001 2·54 (2·14, 3·01) < 0·001
Missing 10 (0·05)
Primary intestinal perforation
No 20 274 (97·2) 81·3 (80·6, 82·0) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 577 (2·8) 68·1 (63·1, 72·5) 1·99 (1·66, 2·37) < 0·001
Missing 2 (0·01)
Perioperative bleeding (ml)
0–400 15 025 (72·1) 82·8 (81·9, 83·6) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
> 400 4808 (23·1) 75·9 (74·3, 77·4) 1·45 (1·32, 1·59) < 0·001 1·19 (1·07, 1·33) 0·002
Missing 1020 (4·9)
Sepsis, ICU admission, reoperation
No 18 612 (89·2) 82·3 (81·5, 83·0) 1·00 (reference) 1·00 (reference)
Yes 2231 (10·7) 69·3 (66·8, 71·6) 2·36 (2·14, 2·61) < 0·001 1·44 (1·26, 1·65) < 0·001
Missing 10 (0·05)

Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;

*

values in parentheses are 95 per cent confidence intervals. EMRR, excess mortality rate ratio; LNR, lymph node ratio; LODDS, log odds of positive lymph nodes.