Table 3.

Multivariable Cox regression analysis indicating associations between covariates of interest and event free survival.

Covariate	Characteristics	HR (95%CI)	p-Value
RTL (T2)	≤median (1.14)	Ref
	>median	0.4 (0.1–0.9)	0.024
ΔRTL (T2-T0)	≤0 (stable/decrease)		ns
	>0 (increase)
TERT (T2)	≤median (45)	0.3 (0.1–0.8)	0.015
	>median	Ref
ΔTERT (T2-T0)	≤0 (stable/decrease)		ns
	>0 (increase)

HR = hazard ratio; CI = Confidence Interval; RTL = relative telomere length.