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. 2021 Jan 26;39(9):3345–3352. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03586-1

Table 2.

Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses for the prediction of progression-free survival in 1,096 patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Progression free survival
Variable Univariable Multivariable
HR 95% CI p-value HR 95% CI p-value
Age 1.04 1.02–1.06  < 0.001 1.04 1.02–1.01  < 0.001
Gender
 Male Reference Reference Reference
 Female 1.20 0.77–1.86 0.42
Pathologic T stage
 pTa Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 pT1 1.57 1.06–2.32 0.02 0.48 0.23–0.99 0.050
Tumor grade
 G1 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 G2 2.56 1.19–5.52 0.02 2.14 0.98–4.66 0.057
 G3 3.92 1.87–8.22  < 0.001 6.04 2.21–16.50  < 0.001
 Concomitant CIS 1.37 0.52–3.38 0.49 0.79 0.31–1.99 0.61
Tumor size
  < 1 cm Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 1–3 cm 1.53 0.92–2.53 0.10 1.38 0.82–2.31 0.22
  > 3 cm 1.80 1.08–3.01 0.025 1.40 0.82–2.37 0.22
Number of tumors
 Single Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 2–7 1.50 0.96–2.35 0.08 1.23 0.78–1.95 0.38
  ≥ 8 2.61 1.49–4.55 0.001 2.19 1.24–3.88 0.007
 Intravesical therapy 1.13 0.76–1.68 0.55 0.94 0.61–1.45 0.78
AGR
 Normal Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Low 1.99 1.35–2.94 0.001 1.81 1.22–2.68 0.003