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. 2021 May 12;156(7):e211425. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1425

Table 2. Multivariable Subdistribution Hazards Models for Cancer Death and Noncancer Death.

Characteristic Subdistribution, hazard ratio (95% CI)
Cancer death Noncancer death
Age, y
70-74 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
75-79 1.33 (1.28-1.38) 1.45 (1.39-1.52)
80-84 1.66 (1.59-1.73) 2.00 (1.92-2.09)
≥85 2.06 (1.96-2.16) 3.02 (2.89-3.17)
Preoperative frailty
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.27 (1.21-1.34) 1.64 (1.57-1.72)
Age-preoperative frailty interaction (frailty vs no frailty by age category), y
70-74 1.43 (1.28-1.62) 1.98 (1.76-2.22)
75-79 1.33 (1.20-1.47) 1.75 (1.59-1.92)
80-84 1.21 (1.09-1.34) 1.63 (1.50-1.77)
≥85 1.20 (1.08-1.33) 1.46 (1.35-1.59)
Sex
Male 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Female 0.90 (0.87-0.93) 0.79 (0.76-0.82)
Residence
Urban 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Rural 1.02 (0.97-1.07) 1.06 (1.01-1.11)
Material deprivation
First (highest) 1.13 (1.08-1.19) 1.18 (1.13-1.24)
Second 1.09 (1.04-1.14) 1.09 (1.04-1.15)
Third 1.06 (1.01-1.11) 1.06 (1.01-1.11)
Fourth 1.02 (0.98-1.07) 1.05 (1.01-1.11)
Fifth (lowest) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Preoperative frailty
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.27 (1.21-1.34) 1.64 (1.57-1.72)
Cancer type
Breast 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Bronchopulmonary 4.69 (4.40-5.01) 1.23 (1.16-1.31)
Gastrointestinal 3.67 (3.48-3.87) 0.99 (0.95-1.04)
Genitourinary 2.76 (2.56-2.98) 0.86 (0.80-0.92)
Gynecologic 3.01 (2.82-3.21) 0.99 (0.93-1.05)
Oropharyngeal 3.88 (3.39-4.43) 1.21 (1.05-1.39)
Melanoma 2.34 (2.14-2.57) 0.96 (0.89-1.04)
Time of diagnosis
2007-2011 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
2012-2017 0.47 (0.45-0.48) 1.49 (1.45-1.54)
Perioperative therapy
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.77 (1.71-1.84) 0.83 (0.81-0.87)