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. 2023 Jan 10;25(2):80. doi: 10.3892/ol.2023.13666

Table II.

Survival analysis of 404 patients with pulmonary carcinoid tumors using univariate and multivariate Cox models.

Atypical carcinoid (n=97) Typical carcinoid (n=307)


Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate




Factors HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value
Age 1.03 0.002 1.04 0.001 1.06 <0.001 1.07 <0.001
(1.00-1.05) (1.01-1.07) (1.04-1.09) (1.04-1.10)
Sex 0.946 0.028 0.026
  Female - - -
  Male 0.98 1.86 2.03
(0.51-1.86) (1.06-3.26) (1.10-3.75)
BMIa 0.419 0.353
  Underweight/normal - -
  Overweight/ 0.68 0.73
  obese (0.37-1.25) (0.38-1.42)
T stage 0.159 0.483 0.077 0.154
  T1 - - - -
  T2-4 1.51 1.33 1.70 1.62
(0.85-2.67) (0.60-2.91) (0.94-3.09) (0.85-3.11)
N stage 0.002 0.022 0.015 0.092
  N0 - - - -
  N1-3 2.39 2.45 2.23 2.06
(1.34-4.26) (1.14-5.30) (1.15-4.35) (0.92-4.60)
M stage 0.025 0.604 <0.001 0.005
  M0 - - - -
  M1 2.59 1.33 9.99 4.63
(1.09-6.15) (0.46-3.82) (4.42-22.66) (1.73-12.38)
Tumor side 0.852 0.167
  Left 0.95 1.48
(0.52-1.70) (0.84-2.60)
  Right - -
Tumor lobe 0.506 0.086 0.062
  Upper 0.69 1.25 2.13
(0.36-1.30) (0.68-2.30) (1.10-4.13)
  Middle/main 0.78 0.42 0.80
  bronchus (0.34-1.76) (0.16-1.10) (0.28-2.24)
  Lower - - -
Smoking status 0.740 0.044 0.032
  Never smoker - - -
  Former smoker 1.27 2.13 2.14
(0.67-2.42) (1.15-3.95) (1.12-4.11)
  Current smoker 1.22 1.86 2.50
(0.56-2.67) (0.81-4.27) (1.03-6.08)
Family history of lung cancer 0.042 0.065 0.921
  No - - -
  Yes 0.16 0.21 1.05
(0.02-1.20) (0.03-1.66) (0.42-2.65)
Family history of other cancer 0.756 0.314
  No - -
  Yes 1.10 0.74
(0.60-2.00) (0.41-1.33)
Surgery type 0.086 0.148 0.151
  Pneumo/bi- 2.18 2.15 2.01
  lobectomy (1.08-4.42) (0.88-5.27) (0.77-5.25)
  Lobectomy/sleeve - - -
  Sub-lobectomy 1.20 1.50 1.64
(0.56-2.55) (0.61-3.71) (0.88-3.04)
N2 Lymphadenectomy 0.049 0.335 <0.001 <0.001
  Inadequate 1.78 1.44 3.14 3.45
(0.99-3.22) (0.69-3.00) (1.74-5.66) (1.85-6.43)
  Adequate - - - -
Comorbidity 0.925 0.436
  No 1.04 0.57
(0.44-2.47) (0.14-2.37)
  Yes - -
a

15 missing BMI were not analyzed using the Cox model. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.