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. 2021 Sep 17;11:693689. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.693689

Table 2.

Multivariate Cox regression for postoperative mortality.

Categories Variables Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
p value HR (95% CI) p value
Adjuvant therapy for primary cancer Chemotherapy 0.45
Radiotherapy 0.043 3.02 (1.14-8.01) 0.027
Endocrine therapy 0.9
Subtype (Luminal A=1, LuminalB=2, Her2-enhanced=3, Triple-negative=4) <0.001 2.1 (1.4-3.2) <0.001
location Limb 0.88
Pelvis 0.44
Spine 0.49
Bone condition multiple bone metastases
(1metastasis=1, 2-3metastases=2, ≥4metastases=3)
<0.001 1.55 (0.92-2.60) 0.098
Pathological fracture 0.035
Surgery methods
(Palliative surgery=1, Radical surgery=2)
0.036
Viscera metastasis LN metastasis 0.061 2.80 (1.08-7.22) 0.034
Brain metastasis 0.041
Liver metastasis 0.002
Lung metastasis 0.012
Other organ metastasis 0.036
Adjuvant therapy for metastasis Chemotherapy for metastasis 0.12
Radiotherapy for metastasis 0.71
Endocrine therapy for metastasis 0.98
Age Age at primary cancer
n ≤ 49 = 0, n>49 = 1
0.18
Age at metastasis
n ≤ 53 = 0, n>53 = 1
0.31
Disease free interval(DFI)
n ≤ 5 = 0, n>5 = 1
0.53
Tumor marker CEA 0.57
CA125 <0.001 1.005 (1.001-1.008) 0.009
CA153 0.98
Serum biomarkers WBC 0.28
RBC 0.15
Hemoglobin(HB) 0.004
Bilirubin, total 0.28
Total protein 0.55
ALT 0.75
ALP 0.002
Total bile acid 0.7
AST 0.37
LDH <0.001 1.007 (1.002-1.012) 0.003
Total cholesterol 0.33
Ca 0.52
P 0.33
Urea nitrogen 0.4
Creatinine 0.84
Uric acid 0.76
Glucose 0.85

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; LN, lymph node; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA125, Carbohydrate antigen125; CA153, Carbohydrate antigen153; WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; HB, hemoglobin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; Ca, calcium; Mg, magnesium.