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. 2020 Oct 1;12:9471–9483. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S259117

Table 3.

Univariate and Multivariate Cox Regression Analyses for Overall Survival (OS) in High-Risk NMIBC Patients Who Received Intravesical Instillation of BCG After TURBT

Variable Univariate Multivariate
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Sex 0.966
 Male 1(reference)
 Female 1.009(0.652–1.563)
Age (years) <0.001 0.007
<63.5 1(reference) 1(reference)
≥63.5 2.887(1.657–5.031) 2.221(1.246–3.959)
BMI 0.001 0.021
 <22.31 1(reference) 1(reference)
 ≥22.31 0.541(0.407–0.813) 0.632(0.381–1.047)
Smoking status 0.764
 Never smoker 1(reference)
 Current or ex-smoker 0.937(0.612–1.434)
Tumour number <0.001 <0.001
 1 1(reference) 1(reference)
 2~7 2.148(1.151–4.006) 1.752(0.933–3.289)
 ≥8 10.959(6.201–19.368) 7.518(4.108–13.761)
Recurrence <0.001 0.007
 None 1(reference) 1(reference)
 Yes 2.911(1.810–4.681) 2.007(1.213–3.321)
Tumour size <0.001 0.718
 ≤3cm 1(reference) 1(reference)
 >3cm 2.620(1.704–4.031) 1.104(0.645–1.890)
Tumour grade <0.001 <0.001
 LG 1(reference) 1(reference)
 HG 3.527(1.919–6.481) 3.430(1.847–6.71)
T stage 0.009 0.001
 Ta 1(reference) 1(reference)
 Tis 3.547(1.567–8.030) 5.774(2.379–14.016)
 T1 1.778(1.028–3.075) 1.957(1.081–3.544)
Concomitant CIS <0.001 0.032
 None 1(reference) 1(reference)
 Yes 3.827(2.343–6.250) 1.843(1.055–3.218)
LVI 0.001 0.170
 None 1(reference) 1(reference)
 Yes 3.843(1.770–8.343) 1.159(0.766–3.311)
PNI <0.001 0.017
 <50.17 1(reference) 1(reference)
 ≥50.17 0.412(0.272–0.626) 0.602(0.433–0.894)
SII <0.001 0.007
 <467.76 1(reference) 1(reference)
 ≥467.76 2.111(1.391–3.202) 2.104(1.231–3.597)

Note: Bold values indicate statistical significance, p<0.05.

Abbreviations: NMIBC, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer; BCG, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin; TURBT, transurethral resection of bladder tumour; BMI, body mass Index; LG, low grade; HG, high grade; CIS, carcinoma in situ; LVI, lymphovascular invasion; PNI, prognostic nutritional index; SII, systemic immune-inflammation index.