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

Table S5. Cox regression analysis of associations prognostic factors and DSS in the IPTW cohort.

Characteristic Univariate Multivariate
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Year of diagnosis (year)
   2004–2006 Reference
   2007–2009 1.079 (0.912–1.277) 0.374 0.92 (0.775–1.101) 0.3751
   2010–2013 0.845 (0.706–1.010) 0.065 0.776 (0.645–0.935) 0.008
Age group (year)
   37–64 Reference
   65–73 1.385 (1.171–1.638) <0.001 1.371 (1.152–1.631) <0.001
   74–96 1.364 (1.145–1.625) <0.001 1.481 (1.223–1.794) <0.001
Insurance status
   None Reference
   Yes 2.124 (0.764–5.905) 0.149
   Unknown 2.213 (0.792–6.185) 0.130
Sex
   Male Reference
   Female 0.573 (0.500–0.656) <0.001 0.553 (0.476–0.643) <0.001
Race
   Black Reference
   White 1.626 (1.283–2.060) <0.001 1.862 (1.443–2.404) <0.001
   Others 0.555 (0.388–0.794) 0.001 0.657 (0.442–0.977) 0.038
Cost-of-living index
   ≤1 Reference
   >1 1.010 (0.879–1.160) 0.892
Marital status
   Single Reference
   Married 0.824 (0.643–1.056) 0.126
   Divorced/separated 0.773 (0.570–1.048) 0.098
   Others 0.848 (0.642–1.121) 0.247
Laterality
   Right Reference
   Left 1.072 (0.933–1.233) 0.326
Lobe
   Upper Reference
   Middle 0.420 (0.288–0.613) <0.001
   Lower 0.712 (0.608–0.835) <0.001
   Others/unknown 0.302 (0.119–0.767) 0.012
Differentiation
   Well Reference
   Moderate 1.908 (1.499–2.428) <0.001 1.735 (1.350–2.229) <0.001
   Poor 1.442 (1.119–1.859) 0.005 1.534 (1.175–2.003) 0.002
   Unknown 0.727 (0.396–1.334) 0.303 0.646 (0.349–1.195) 0.163
Pathological type
   Adenocarcinoma Reference
   Squamous carcinoma 1.384 (1.166–1.644) <0.001
Lymphadenectomy/biopsy
   None Reference
   Yes 0.470 (0.401–0.551) <0.001 0.463 (0.345–0.620) <0.001
Number of LNs sampled
   None/unknown Reference
   1–3 0.713 (0.584–0.871) <0.001 NS
   4–6 0.540 (0.438–0.666) <0.001 NS
   7–9 0.540 (0.438–0.666) 0.002 NS
   10–12 0.484 (0.359–0.654) <0.001 NS
   ≥13 0.447 (0.360–0.556) <0.001 NS
Radiation
   None/unknown Reference
   Yes 1.059 (0.782–1.436) 0.710
Chemotherapy
   None/unknown Reference
   Yes 0.813 (0.658–1.004) 0.054 NS
Surgery
   Sub Reference
   Lob 0.825 (0.720–0.946) 0.006 0.765 (0.665–0.882) <0.001

HRs are only reported on multivariate analysis if they remained significant. IPTW, inverse probability of treatment weighted; DSS, disease-specific survival; Sub, sublobectomy; Lob, lobectomy; LN, lymph node; HR, hazard ratio; CIs, confidence intervals; NS, not significant.