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. 2021 Sep 16;13(18):4653. doi: 10.3390/cancers13184653

Table 3.

Hazard ratios and 95% CIs for overall survival associations with modifiable lifestyle exposures.

Localized/Regional (Stage I, II, III)
(n = 213) Adjusted All-Cause Mortality *
Advanced/Metastatic (Stage IV)
(n = 145) Adjusted All-Cause Mortality **
Deaths/
Total
HR 95% CI p
Value
Deaths/
Total
HR 95% CI p
Value
LL UL LL UL
Smoking history Never
Former
Current
20/44
72/113
37/48
Ref
1.54
2.54

0.93
1.42

2.56
4.53

0.097
0.002
24/26
80/88
22/25
Ref
1.20
0.87

0.72
0.47

1.98
1.61

0.484
0.642
Smoking pack-years
(ever smokers)
<15
15-29
30-44
45+
17/26
18/25
22/31
31/42
Ref
0.82
0.89
1.02

0.39
0.53
0.53

1.61
1.99
1.87

0.524
0.927
0.980
17/20
17/18
14/19
29/30
Ref
1.86
0.99
0.82

0.90
0.45
0.41

3.83
2.16
1.65

0.094
0.972
0.579
Alcohol use Never
Social drinker
Heavy drinker
26/36
71/110
23/37
Ref
0.81
0.75

0.51
0.41

1.29
1.37

0.370
0.341
23/24
73/81
23/24
Ref
1.01
0.89

0.62
0.49

1.64
1.61

0.965
0.699
BMI <25.0
25–29.99
30+
32/45
45/66
53/96
Ref
0.84
0.79

0.53
0.50

1.34
1.24

0.465
0.305
33/37
44/49
51/55
Ref
0.76
1.34

0.47
0.86

1.21
2.10

0.242
0.198
Physical activity: Pre-diagnostic
(moderate/vigorous)
No
Yes
48/61
21/34
Ref
0.69

0.39

1.21

0.197
48/52
17/18
Ref
0.89

0.51

1.56

0.628
Physical activity: Current No
Yes
40/46
30/50
Ref
0.58

0.35

0.96

0.035
33/37
32/33
Ref
1.17

0.70

1.96

0.550
Prior antacid use No
Yes
43/72
87/135
Ref
1.09

0.75

1.61

0.648
53/57
75/84
Ref
1.00

0.69

1.46

0.997
Prior statin use No
Yes
75/120
55/87
Ref
1.00

0.68

1.46

0.993
74/81
54/60
Ref
0.62

0.42

0.92

0.018
Prior NSAID use No
Yes
90/140
40/67
Ref
1.12

0.76

1.65

0.575
80/84
48/57
Ref
0.61

0.42

0.91

0.016

* Adjusted for age, sex, stage, treatment (surgery and chemotherapy [excluding neoadjuvant]), and comorbidities. ** Adjusted for age, sex, treatment (chemotherapy), and comorbidities. Ref, reference group. Statistically significant associations (p < 0.05) are in bold.