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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):1058–1066. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003770

TABLE 3.

Factors Associated With Overall Survival in Patients Who Underwent Upfront Pancreatic Cancer Resection

Variable Univariate
Multivariate
HR 95% CI P Value HR 95% CI P Value
Age
  (per 1 yr) 1.02 1.01–1.02 <0.001 1.01 1.01–1.01 <0.001
Sex
  Female 0.93 0.90–0.97 <0.001 1.01 0.96–1.01 0.660
Academic center
  No 1.19 1.14–1.23 <0.001 1.15 1.10–1.20 <0.001
Comorbidities
  Yes 1.12 1.08–1.16 <0.001 1.11 1.06–1.16 <0.001
Grade (vs 1/2)
  3/4 1.43 1.37–1.49 <0.001 1.36 1.30–1.42 <0.001
Stage
  2 2.37 2.21–2.55 <0.001 1.46 1.29–1.65 <0.001
(vs 1)
  3 3.73 3.00–4.18 <0.001 1.71 1.28–2.27 <0.001
Nodal involvement
  Yes 1.86 1.79–1.95 <0.001 1.28 1.20–1.37 <0.001
Margin
  Involved 1.68 1.62–1.76 <0.001 1.48 1.41–1.56 <0.001
LVI
  Present 1.54 1.48–1.61 <0.001 1.16 1.10–1.21 <0.001
Lymph node ratio
  (Unit 1) 1.14 1.13–1.15 <0.001 1.86 1.64–2.11 <0.001
Tumor size
  (Unit 10 mm) 1.01 1.01–1.02 <0.001 1.01 1.01–1.02 <0.001
Chemotherapy
  No 1.37 1.31–1.42 <0.001 1.53 1.46–1.61 <0.001
Radiation
  No 1.21 1.16–1.26 <0.001 1.18 1.12–1.24 <0.001

LVI indicates lymphovascular invasion