Table 2.

Univariate Cox Regression Analysis for Association of Factors with Overall Survival after Discharge from First MBO (N = 439)

Characteristics	Hazard ratio	95% confidence limits		p
dPEG placementa				<0.0001
No	1.0 (reference)
Yes	3.65	2.87	4.64
Complicationsa				<0.0001
No	1.0 (reference)
Yes	2.72	1.88	3.94
Length of stay (days)	1.05	1.04	1.07	<0.0001
Readmissiona				<0.0001
No	1.0 (reference)
Yes	1.83	1.43	2.34
Age (years)	1.00	0.99	1.01	0.59
Gender
F
M	1.02	0.82	1.26	0.89
Race				0.13
White	1.0 (reference)
Black	1.38	1.00	1.91
Other	0.98	0.70	1.37
Primary cancer				<0.0001
Colon and rectum	1.0 (reference)
Pancreas	2.42	1.84	3.19
Stomach	1.85	1.30	2.64
Other	1.14	0.86	1.51

^adPEG placement, complications, and readmission were analyzed as time-dependent covariates.