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Table 3 Cox proportional hazards models for DMFS

From: Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P value

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P value

Age

  < 30

Reference

 

Reference

 

 30–49

0.68 (0.45–1.03)

0.069

0.67 (0.43–1.02)

0.062

 50–69

1.16 (0.80–1.68)

0.435

0.94 (0.63–1.41)

0.777

 70-

1.27 (0.88–1.84)

0.202

1.02 (0.68–1.54)

0.909

Sex

 Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Female

0.79 (0.67–0.94)

0.007

0.89 (0.74–1.05)

0.166

Site

 Lower extremity

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Upper extremity

0.97 (0.77–1.22)

0.773

1.07 (0.85–1.35)

0.576

 Trunk

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

0.314

1.05 (0.83–1.31)

0.696

Depth

 Superficial

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Deep

1.92 (1.54–2.39)

< 0.001

1.34 (1.06–1.70)

0.015

Size

 5 cm<

Reference

 

Reference

 

 5 cm≤, < 10 cm

2.13 (1.67–2.72)

< 0.001

2.02 (1.57–2.60)

< 0.001

 10 cm≤

3.46 (2.71–4.42)

< 0.001

3.39 (2.59–4.43)

< 0.001

Histological diagnosis

 MLS

Reference

 

Reference

 

 LMS

3.79 (2.59–5.54)

< 0.001

2.98 (2.00–4.45)

< 0.001

 DDLS

1.40 (0.87–2.26)

0.166

0.70 (0.42–1.15)

0.160

 MFS

2.31 (1.42–3.76)

< 0.001

1.87 (1.14–3.08)

0.014

 MPNST

1.29 (0.84–1.99)

0.245

1.19 (0.76–1.86)

0.454

 SySa

1.52 (0.92–2.49)

0.099

1.35 (0.81–2.27)

0.250

 UPS

2.33 (1.63–3.32)

< 0.001

1.64 (1.12–2.38)

0.011

 Angiosarcoma

4.04 (1.80–9.07)

< 0.001

4.04 (1.78–9.15)

< 0.001

 PLS

2.27 (1.29–3.99)

0.004

1.38 (0.78–2.45)

0.274

 Others

1.81 (1.23–2.67)

0.003

1.91 (1.28–2.86)

0.002

Histological grade

 Low

Reference

 

Reference

 

 High

5.19 (3.52–7.64)

< 0.001

4.08 (2.74–6.09)

< 0.001

Nodal metastasis

 Negative

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Positive

2.69 (1.70–4.25)

< 0.001

2.06 (1.28–3.31)

0.003

Surgical margin

 Negative

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Positive

1.35 (0.98–1.88)

0.067

1.15 (0.83–1.6)

0.404

  1. CI confidence interval, MLS myxoid liposarcoma, LMS leiomyosarcoma, DDLS dedifferentiated liposarcoma, MPNST malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, MFS myxofibrosarcoma, SySa synovial sarcoma, UPS undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, PLS pleomorphic liposarcoma