Table 5.
Multivariable survival analysis stratified by stage and status in terms of chemotherapy for stage III high risk.
| Overall survival (years from diagnosis) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariate | Level | N | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | HR P-value |
| Chemotherapy type | No chemo | 9191 | 2.40 (2.29-2.52) | <.001 |
| Single agent | 2995 | 1.13 (1.07-1.20) | <.001 | |
| Multiagent | 6014 | NA | NA | |
| Facility type | Community cancer program | 2381 | 1.15 (1.08-1.23) | <.001 |
| Comprehensive community cancer program | 9040 | 1.07 (1.02-1.12) | .004 | |
| Integrated network cancer program | 2688 | 1.11 (1.04-1.18) | .001 | |
| Academic/research Program | 4091 | NA | NA | |
| Facility location | Northeast | 4348 | 0.98 (0.93-1.04) | .542 |
| South | 6005 | 1.08 (1.02-1.14) | .009 | |
| Midwest | 4924 | 1.04 (0.99-1.11) | .141 | |
| West | 2923 | NA | NA | |
| Grade | Moderately differentiated, moderately well differentiated, and intermediate differentiation | 9836 | 0.98 (0.90-1.07) | 0.627 |
| Poorly differentiated | 6444 | 1.24 (1.14-1.36) | <.001 | |
| Undifferentiated, anaplastic | 1062 | 1.41 (1.27-1.57) | <.001 | |
| Well differentiated and differentiated, NOS | 858 | NA | NA | |
| Race | Black | 1498 | 1.00 (0.94-1.07) | .929 |
| Other | 668 | 0.82 (0.74-0.91) | <.001 | |
| White | 16 034 | NA | NA | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | Yes | 776 | 0.83 (0.75-0.91) | <.001 |
| No | 17 424 | NA | NA | |
| Insurance type | Not insured | 101 | 0.96 (0.74-1.26) | .791 |
| Private insurance | 1686 | 0.99 (0.93-1.06) | .803 | |
| Government insurance | 16 413 | NA | NA | |
| Surgical margins | Positive | 2671 | 1.68 (1.60-1.76) | <.001 |
| Negative | 15 529 | NA | NA | |
| Charlson-Deyo scores | 1 | 4674 | 1.13 (1.09-1.18) | <.001 |
| ≥2 | 2243 | 1.39 (1.32-1.47) | <.001 | |
| 0 | 11 283 | NA | NA | |
| Year of diagnosis | 2007-2009 | 2920 | 0.98 (0.93-1.04) | .567 |
| 2010-2012 | 5725 | 0.95 (0.90-1.00) | .059 | |
| 2013-2015 | 6383 | 0.93 (0.88-0.98) | .010 | |
| 2004-2006 | 3172 | NA | NA | |
| Tumor size | 2-4 cm | 5582 | 1.00 (0.90-1.12) | .937 |
| >4 cm | 12042 | 1.06 (0.95-1.17) | .291 | |
| ≤2 cm | 576 | NA | NA | |
| Age at diagnosis | 18 200 | 1.02 (1.02-1.03) | <.001 | |