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Table 4 Results of univariable and multivariable Cox-regression for survival according to dosage reduction

From: Chemotherapy for metastatic colon cancer: No effect on survival when the dose is reduced due to side effects

   

95% CI for HR

p value

Hazard ratio

Lower

Upper

Univariable Cox-regression

Dosage reduction

No

 

1.000

  

Yes

.431

.841

.547

1.294

Multivariable Cox-regression

 Dosage reduction

No

 

1.000

  

Yes

.600

.861

.492

1.506

 Age

continuous

.118

.981

.958

1.005

 Sex

Male

 

1.000

  

Female

.446

1.264

.692

2.310

 T stage

T3

 

1.000

  

T4

.229

1.541

.761

3.117

TX

.890

.916

.265

3.170

 N stage

N0

 

1.000

  

N1

.981

.988

.345

2.824

N2

.713

1.225

.415

3.615

NX

.927

.922

.161

5.266

 Grading

G2

 

1.000

  

G3

.302

1.354

.761

2.407

GX

.458

.576

.134

2.474

 L stage

L0

 

1.000

  

L1

.726

1.215

.408

3.620

LX

.289

.469

.116

1.901

 V stage

V0

 

1.000

  

V1

.872

.920

.334

2.531

VX

.164

2.620

.675

10.165

  Charlson Score

6

 

1.000

  

7

.750

.892

.443

1.797

8

.909

.954

.426

2.138

9

.609

1.605

.262

9.822

 Oncological resection/Surgery

No

 

1.000

  

Yes

.227

.483

.149

1.570

 No of CTX lines

continuous

.797

1.053

.712

1.556

 Biological CTX

No

 

1.000

  

Yes

.178

.663

.364

1.207

 CTX regimen

FOLFOX- > FOLFIRI

 

1.000

  

FOLFIRI- > FOLFOX

.691

1.177

.527

2.627

FOLFOX

.001

3.601

1.656

7.827

FOLFIRI

.921

.945

.309

2.892