Table 5.
Unadjusted and Adjusted analysis of characteristics of cancer patients using cox- proportional hazards.
| Variable |
Unadjusted HR (95% CI) |
p-value |
Adjusted HR (95% CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.99 (0.98,0.99) |
0.002 | 0.998 (0.99,1.01) |
0.549 |
| Hepatitis virus status | ||||
| Known | 2.40 (1.69,3.43) |
0.001 | 1.274 (0.952,1.704) |
0.103 |
| Unknown | 1 | – | – | – |
| Topography* | ||||
| AIDS defining | 1 | – | – | – |
| Liver | 2.25 (1.110, 4.550) |
0.024 | 2.45 (1.78,5.51) |
<0.001 |
| Prostate | 0.17 (0.06,0.393) |
0.001 | 0.23 (0.12,0.42) |
<0.001 |
HR – Hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; Hepatitis virus (known = hepatitis B or and C virus positive).
*,
Reference category for the topography of cancer in the adjusted model is any cancer type other than liver and prostate.