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. 2020 Mar 5;12(3):595. doi: 10.3390/cancers12030595

Table 3.

Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model for 3-year distant recurrence-free survival.

Variable Clinical Model Weight-Loss Model Muscle-Loss Model
HR (95% CI) p-Value HR (95% CI) p-Value HR (95% CI) p-Value
FIGO stage
IB-II Reference Reference Reference
III-IVA 2.30 (1.21–4.37) 0.01 2.36 (1.24–4.47) 0.01 1.98 (1.05–3.74) 0.04
PLNs involvement
Negative Reference Reference Reference
Positive 1.75 (0.87–3.50) 0.12 1.81 (0.90–3.63) 0.10 2.31 (1.24–4.30) 0.01
Pathology
SCC Reference Reference Reference
Adenocarcinoma 4.43 (2.30–8.53) <0.001 4.63 (2.40–8.94) <0.001 3.03 (1.54–5.95) 0.001
SCC-Ag 1.02 (1.01–1.02) <0.001 1.02 (1.01–1.02) <0.001 1.02 (1.01–1.02) 0.001
Weight change
Weight maintain - - Reference - -
Weight loss - - 1.51 (0.76–3.02) 0.24 - -
SMI change
SMI maintain - - - - Reference
SMI loss - - - - 6.31 (3.18–12.53) <0.001
SMD change
SMD maintain - - - - Reference
SMD loss - - - - 1.00 (0.53–1.87) 0.99
TATI change
TATI maintain - - - - Reference
TATI loss - - - - 1.32 (0.73–2.38) 0.36