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. 2020 Mar;12(3):592–604. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.12.121

Table S2. Cox regression analysis of associations prognostic factors and OS in the unmatched cohort.

Characteristic Univariate Multivariate
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Year of diagnosis (year)
   2004–2006 Reference
   2007–2009 1.022 (0.839–1.245) 0.831
   2010–2013 0.901 (0.731–1.110) 0.326
Age group (year)
   37–64 Reference
   65–73 1.449 (1.186–1.771) <0.001 1.366 (1.116–1.672) 0.003
   74–96 2.178 (1.799–2.637) <0.001 1.870 (1.532–2.283) <0.001
Insurance status
   None Reference
   Yes 1.288 (0.533–3.111) 0.574
   Unknown 1.343 (0.552–3.268) 0.516
Sex
   Male Reference
   Female 0.709 (0.606–0.828) <0.001 0.677 (0.578–0.793) <0.001
Race
   Black Reference
   White 1.131 (0.857–1.493) 0.385 NS
   Others 0.619 (0.408–0.939) 0.024 NS
Cost–of–living index
   ≤1 Reference
   >1 0.884 (0.756–1.033) 0.122
Marital status
   Single Reference
   Married 0.884 (0.677–1.154) 0.365
   Divorced/separated 0.932 (0.672–1.294) 0.675
   Others 1.119 (0.835–1.500) 0.452
Laterality
   Right Reference
   Left 1.000 (0.853–1.174) 0.996
Lobe
   Upper Reference
   Middle 0.871 (0.630–1.205) 0.405
   Lower 0.969 (0.810–1.158) 0.726
   Others/unknown 1.045 (0.495–2.207) 0.908
Differentiation
   Well Reference
   Moderate 1.202 (0.930–1.554) 0.161
   Poor 1.109 (0.844–1.457) 0.457
   Unknown 0.880 (0.524–1.476) 0.627
Pathological type
   Adenocarcinoma Reference
   Squamous carcinoma 1.453 (1.207–1.750) <0.001 1.237 (1.023–1.496) 0.028
Lymphadenectomy/biopsy
   None Reference
   Yes 0.446 (0.371–0.535) <0.001 0.696 (0.500–0.968) 0.031
Number of LNs sampled
   None/unknown Reference
   1–3 0.657 (0.522–0.826) <0.001 0.969 (0.706–1.330) 0.845
   4–6 0.544 (0.433–0.684) <0.001 0.856 (0.620–1.183) 0.346
   7–9 0.585 (0.459–0.746) <0.001 0.947 (0.675–1.327) 0.751
   10–12 0.405 (0.289–0.567) <0.001 0.694 (0.461–1.045) 0.080
   ≥13 0.379 (0.286–0.502) <0.001 0.640 (0.444–0.923) 0.017
Radiation
   None/unknown Reference
   Yes 1.578 (1.122–2.219) 0.009 NS
Chemotherapy
   None/unknown Reference
   Yes 0.793 (0.618–1.019) 0.070 NS
Surgery
   Sub Reference
   Lob 0.507 (0.432–0.597) <0.001 0.787 (0.629–0.985) 0.037

HRs are only reported on multivariate analysis if they remained significant. OS, overall survival; Sub, sublobectomy; Lob, lobectomy; LN, lymph node; HR, Hazard ratio; CIs, confidence intervals; NS, not significant.