Table 4 Multivariate analysis of survival of patients diagnosed with cancer of unknown primary during hospital admission, 1998–2011, West of Scotland, N = 5397

 Adenocarcinoma

1

 SCC

0.89

(0.73, 1.07)

0.216

 NoS

1.43

(1.34, 1.53)

<0.001

 Other

0.66

(0.56, 0.79)

<0.001

 C77

1

 C78

1.79

(1.50, 2.14)

<0.001

 C79

1.10

(0.91, 1.32)

0.32

 C80

1.79

(1.50, 2.14)

<0.001

 Elective

1

 Emergency

1.63

(1.49, 1.79)

<0.001

 < 60 year

1

 60–69 years

1.32

(1.19, 1.47)

<0.001

 70–79 years

1.47

(1.34, 1.62)

<0.001

 > = 80 year

1.44

(1.30, 1.59)

<0.001

 Male

1

 Female

0.89

(0.84, 0.94)

<0.001

 Geriatric medicine

1

 Medicine

0.89

(0.82, 0.98)

0.017

 Surgery

0.82

(0.75, 0.91)

<0.001

 Other

0.78

(0.64, 0.95)

0.011