|
Sociodemographic variables
| | | | | | |
|
Age: <40 v 40~60 v ≥60 years
|
-0.7
|
2.5
|
NS
|
-0.2
|
1.6
|
NS
|
|
Gender: female v male
|
-1.7
|
3.5
|
NS
|
0.5
|
2.2
|
NS
|
|
Education years: ≤ 6 v 6~12 v >12
|
1.2
|
3.6
|
NS
|
3.2
|
1.3
|
NS
|
|
Marital status: with v without spouse
|
-2.6
|
3.1
|
NS
|
-3.0
|
2.0
|
NS
|
|
Annual family income: <1.2 v ≥1.2 (million NTD)
|
-4.0
|
2.5
|
NS
|
5.2
|
1.6
|
<0.01
|
|
Clinical variables
| | | | | | |
|
CCI score: 0 v ≥ 1
|
5.2
|
2.5
|
0.034
|
-6.1
|
1.6
|
<0.01
|
|
Tumor site: Nasopharynx v others
|
-9.1
|
4.3
|
0.036
|
-0.9
|
2.7
|
NS
|
|
AJCC stage: stage I-II v III-IV
|
1.5
|
3.1
|
NS
|
0.2
|
2.0
|
NS
|
|
Treatment methods: S + RT v S + RT+ C/T v RT±C/T
|
3.0
|
3.7
|
NS
|
-1.8
|
2.3
|
NS
|
|
RT technique: 2DRT v 3DCRT/IMRT
|
-12.2
|
2.7
|
<0.01
|
7.7
|
1.7
|
<0.01
|
|
Follow-up years: 2~3 v 3~5 v > 5
|
0.2
|
2.9
|
NS
|
1.6
|
1.9
|
NS
|
