Table 4.
Summary of univariate Cox modeling of covariates for OS
| Covariate | Level | Hazard Ratio | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | <45 vs ≥45 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 1.01 | 0.0531 |
| Sex | Female vs male | 1.10 | 0.53 | 2.29 | 0.7916 |
| Race | Nonwhite vs white | 0.37 | 0.05 | 2.72 | 0.3272 |
| Histology grade | Grade I vs grade III | 0.48 | 0.16 | 1.46 | 0.1936 |
| Grade II vs grade III | 0.54 | 0.23 | 1.29 | 0.1682 | |
| Histology grade | Grade I/II vs grade III | 0.52 | 0.24 | 1.12 | 0.0958 |
| Tumor location | Infratentorial vs spinal cord | 1.81 | 0.63 | 5.21 | 0.2739 |
| Multiple regionsa vs spinal cord | 4.93 | 0.60 | 40.16 | 0.1364 | |
| Supratentorial vs spinal cord | 1.89 | 0.83 | 4.32 | 0.1321 | |
| Karnofsky Performance Status | 60–70 vs 100 | 1.53 | 0.49 | 4.85 | 0.4663 |
| 80 vs 100 | 1.90 | 0.62 | 5.83 | 0.2625 | |
| 90 vs 100 | 1.02 | 0.35 | 2.98 | 0.9735 | |
| Karnofsky Performance Status | 60–80 vs 90–100 | 1.69 | 0.82 | 3.46 | 0.1534 |
| Number of prior treatments | 1 vs 3 | 0.92 | 0.12 | 7.41 | 0.9405 |
| 2 vs 3 | 0.86 | 0.39 | 1.90 | 0.7063 | |
| Age | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.2598 | |
| MDASI-BT/SP | |||||
| Baseline activity-related interference score | 0–10 | 1.09 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 0.2112 |
| Baseline cognitive score | 0–10 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 2.22 | 0.0212 |
| Baseline neurologic score | 0–10 | 2.14 | 1.22 | 3.76 | 0.0081 |
| Baseline disease score | 0–10 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.20 | 0.4052 |
| Baseline autonomic score | 0–10 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 1.29 | 0.9936 |
aMultiple locations indicates that there were tumors located in multiple compartments at the time of diagnosis preventing the determination of the site of origin