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. 2020 Aug 25;11(21):6178–6187. doi: 10.7150/jca.46584

Table 3.

Multivariable Cox regression analysis of all-caused and ovarian cancer-specific survival in patients with ovarian cancer.

Characteristics All-cause adjusted HR P OC-specific adjusted HR P
Previous malignancy
Yes Reference Reference
No 0.92 (0.87, 0.97) 0.003 0.83 (0.78, 0.88) <0.001
Age at diagnosis <0.001 <0.001
18-40 Reference Reference
41-65 1.54 (1.44, 1.65) <0.001 1.47 (1.37, 1.58) <0.001
>65 1.15 (1.12, 1.19) <0.001 2.13 (1.99, 2.29) <0.001
Race <0.001 <0.001
White Reference Reference
Black 1.18 (1.14, 1.23) <0.001 1.16 (1.11, 1.21) <0.001
AI/AN 1.10 (0.96, 1.26) 0.177 1.08 (0.94, 1.25) 0.292
AP 0.93 (0.88, 0.97) 0.001 0.91 (0.86, 0.95) <0.001
Unknown 0.25 (0.18, 0.35) <0.001 0.24 (0.17, 0.35) <0.001
CA-125 <0.001 <0.001
Elevated Reference Reference
Normal 0.61 (0.58, 0.65) <0.001 0.61 (0.57, 0.65) <0.001
Unknown 0.82 (0.80, 0.84) <0.001 0.81 (0.79, 0.84) <0.001
Histologic Type <0.001 <0.001
Epithelial Reference Reference
Sex-cord-stromal 0.41 (0.35, 0.48) <0.001 0.37 (0.31, 0.44) <0.001
Germ-cell 0.32 (0.25, 0.40) <0.001 0.28 (0.22, 0.37) <0.001
Others 1.15 (1.12, 1.18) <0.001 1.16 (1.12, 1.19) <0.001
Tumour Size <0.001 <0.001
0-1 mm Reference Reference
1-5 mm 1.40 (1.29, 1.52) <0.001 1.40 (1.29, 1.53) <0.001
5-10 mm 1.33 (1.23, 1.44) <0.001 1.32 (1.21, 1.43) <0.001
10-20 mm 1.28 (1.19, 1.39) <0.001 1.28 (1.17, 1.39) <0.001
>20 mm 1.50 (1.36, 1.65) <0.001 1.46 (1.32, 1.62) <0.001
Unknown 1.43 (1.33, 1.54) <0.001 1.43 (1.33, 1.32) <0.001
AJCC stage (6th) <0.001 <0.001
I Reference Reference
II 2.10 (1.95, 2.26) <0.001 2.46 (2.26, 2.67) <0.001
III 4.32 (4.09, 4.57) <0.001 5.40 (5.07, 5.76) <0.001
IV 5.94 (5.62, 6.29) <0.001 7.53 (7.06, 8.04) <0.001
Others 4.46 (4.21, 4.21) <0.001 5.54 (5.18, 5.91) <0.001
Grade <0.001 <0.001
I Reference Reference
II 1.82 (1.66, 1.99) <0.001 1.99 (1.80, 2.21) <0.001
III 2.18 (2.00, 2.37) <0.001 2.43 (2.21, 2.68) <0.001
IV 2.15 (1.97, 2.35) <0.001 2.40 (2.17, 2.65) <0.001
V 1.95 (1.79, 2.12) <0.001 2.17 (1.97, 2.39) <0.001
Surgery <0.001 <0.001
Yes Reference Reference
No 2.91 (2.81, 3.02) <0.001 2.92 (2.81, 3.03) <0.001
Unknown 1.53 (1.35, 1.74) <0.001 1.51 (1.32, 1.73) <0.001
Radiation <0.001 <0.001
Yes Reference Reference
No 0.76 (0.68, 0.84) <0.001 0.76 (0.68, 0.85) <0.001
Unknown 0.50 (0.28, 0.89) 0.018 0.45 (0.24, 0.86) 0.014
Chemotherapy
Yes Reference Reference
No/Unknown 1.65 (1.61, 1.70) <0.001 1.61 (1.56, 1.65) <0.001
Insurance <0.001 <0.001
Yes Reference Reference
No 1.12 (1.04, 1.21) 0.002 1.11 (1.03, 1.20) 0.007
Unknown 1.06 (1.04, 1.09) <0.001 1.07 (1.04, 1.10) <0.001
Marital status <0.001 <0.001
Married Reference Reference
Unmarried 1.16 (1.14, 1.19) <0.001 1.14 (1.11, 1.17) <0.001
Unknown 0.92 (0.87, 0.98) 0.006 0.88 (0.82, 0.93) <0.001

Abbreviation: OC, Ovarian cancer; AI/AN, American Indian/Alaska Native; AP, Asian or Pacific Islander; CA-125, Cancer Antigen 125; Grade: I, well differentiated; II, moderately differentiated; III, poorly differentiated; IV, undifferentiated; V, unknown.