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. 2023 Mar 9;18(3):e0282753. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282753

Table 3. Hazard ratios for death of patients who survived ≥6 months post-HSCT.

Univariate analysis HR (95% CI) P value* (univariate) Multivariate analysis HR (95% CI) P value* (multivariate)
cGVHD a
 Moderate-severe cGVHD 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Non-cGVHD 4.73 (3.08–7.25) <0.0001 4.72 (3.07–7.24) <0.0001
 Mild cGVHD 2.26 (1.40–3.65) 0.001 2.21 (1.37–3.56) 0.001
Sex b
 Male 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Female 0.98 (0.81–1.18) 0.842 0.97 (0.81–1.18) 0.791
Age at follow-up, years b
 18–39 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 40–59 1.17 (0.92–1.49) 0.206 1.21 (0.95–1.54) 0.132
 60–75 1.42 (1.10–1.83) 0.008 1.47 (1.14–1.91) 0.004
Calendar year at the start of follow-up b
 2006–2010 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 2011–2015 0.89 (0.73–1.09) 0.258 0.86 (0.71–1.06) 0.150
Donor b
 Related 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Unrelated 1.11 (0.91–1.35) 0.322 1.10 (0.90–1.36) 0.348
Source for HSCT b
 Bone marrow/cord blood 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Peripheral blood stem cells 0.78 (0.63–0.95) 0.01–6 0.77 (0.63–0.95) 0.016

ref indicates reference group.

aReported hazard ratio estimates are from the index dates (≥6 months post-HSCT) and 6 months forward. Hazard ratios for later follow-up timepoints are presented in Fig 2B.

bHazard ratios are calculated for the full follow-up period.

*P value produced using a univariate and multivariate Cox-regression model, respectively.