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. 2022 Apr 22;14(9):2094. doi: 10.3390/cancers14092094

Table 2.

Multivariate predictors of chemotherapy and radiation toxicity breaks. * Selected variable identified by random forest method. Bolded variables represent p-value < 0.05.

Chemotherapy Toxicity Any Radiation Break Prolonged Radiation Breaks
Odds Ratio (95% CI) p-Value Odds Ratio (95% CI) p-Value Odds Ratio (95% CI) p-Value
Age ≥ 70 2.76 (1.36–5.60) <0.01 2.23 (1.19–4.19) 0.012 * 3.21 (1.37–7.51) <0.01
ECOG Performance status 0.11
0–1 0.50 (0.22–1.18)
≥2 Ref
Smoking Status <0.01
Never Ref
Former 0.61 (0.32–1.15)
Current 2.32 (1.11–4.89)
BMI 0.18
<30 0.47 (0.16–1.42)
≥30 Ref
Low SMI <0.01 * 0.044 *
Yes 2.14 (1.25–3.66) 2.70 (1.03–7.11)
No Ref Ref
SMG 0.06 0.24
High Ref Ref
Low 1.67 (0.97–2.88) 1.71 (0.70–4.19)
Pre-treatment albumin 0.033 *
>3.5 g/dL Ref
≤3.5 g/dL 2.83 (1.09–7.37)