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Published in final edited form as: J Neurooncol. 2017 Dec 20;137(2):303–311. doi: 10.1007/s11060-017-2718-z

Table 3 |.

Univariate and Multivariate Cox Regression

Factors Univariate Analysis Overall Survival Multivariate Analysis Overall Survival
Hazard Ratio (95% CI) P-value Hazard Ratio (95% CI) P-value
Histopathology 0.271 0.012
 Gliosarcoma 1.280 (0.825–1.988) 3.267 (1.291–8.264)
 GBM Reference Reference
Demographics
 Age at Diagnosis 1.029 (1.021–1.037) 0.000 1.027 (1.016–1.038) 0.000
 KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status) 0.966 (0.958–0.973) 0.000 0.975 (0.965–0.986) 0.000
 RTOG RPA Class 0.000 0.899
  III Reference Reference
  IV 1.650 (1.162–2.345) 1.090 (0.697–1.705)
  V/VI 4.542 (3.096–6.662) 1.045 (0.583–1.872)
 Gender 0.555
  Female Reference
  Male 1.060 (0.873–1.287)
 Ethnicity 0.538
  Caucasian Reference
  Hispanic 1.027 (0.775–1.361)
  African-American 0.969 (0.609–1.453)
  Asian 0.656 (0.368–1.169)
Treatment Characteristics
 Surgical EoR 0.000 0.000
  Biopsy Reference Reference
  STR/NTR 0.393 (0.297–0.518) 0.372 (0.262–0.528)
  GTR 0.231 (0.159–0.338) 0.229 (0.142–0.368)
 Adjuvant Radiotherapy 0.017 0.035
  No Reference Reference
  Yes 0.616 (0.426–0.919) 0.206 (0.047–0.894)
 RT Dose 0.000 0.042
  59.4–60 Gy Reference Reference
  <59.4 Gy 2.753 (2.093–3.621) 1.396 (1.013–1.925)
 Temozolomide 0.000 0.000
  Yes 0.643 (0.530–0.781) 0.531 (0.420–0.672)
  No Reference Reference
 Reresection 0.000 0.136
  Yes 0.570 (0.459–0.708) 0.819 (0.630–1.065)
  No Reference Reference