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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses for overall survival

From: Optimal cumulative dose of cisplatin for concurrent chemoradiotherapy among patients with non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multicenter analysis in Thailand

Variables

Univariate

Multivariate

Crude HR (95%CI)

p value

Adjusted HR (95%CI)

p value

Age ≥ 65 years

1.71 (1.24, 2.36)

0.001

1.6 (1.12, 2.3)

0.01

Male

0.78 (0.61, 1)

0.052

0.73 (0.54, 1)

0.052

Smoking

1.66 (1.32, 2.09)

< 0.001

1.01 (0.75, 1.36)

0.938

Stage at diagnosis

 I/II

Reference

1

Reference

1

 III

1.45 (0.99, 2.14)

0.057

1.48 (0.98, 2.22)

0.061

 IVab

3.4 (2.33, 4.95)

< 0.001

3.35 (2.26, 4.96)

< 0.001

BMI

 18.5–22.9

Reference

1

Reference

1

 < 18.5

1.71 (1.18, 2.48)

0.005

1.49 (1, 2.22)

0.051

 ≥ 23

0.65 (0.51, 0.82)

< 0.001

0.68 (0.53, 0.87)

0.002

Radiation technique

 IMRT

Reference

1

Reference

1

 2D/3D

2.05 (1.64, 2.57)

< 0.001

1.57 (1.18, 2.09)

0.002

RT delay

1.46 (1.14, 1.88)

0.003

1.08 (0.81, 1.45)

0.586

Actual dose of radiation (cGy)

 6600

Reference

1

Reference

1

 < 6600

2.56 (1.56, 4.17)

< 0.001

1.89 (1.08, 3.33)

0.026

Cisplatin schedule during CRT

 Q1 week

Reference

1

  

 Q3 week

1.36 (0.78, 2.38)

0.284

  

Cisplatin dose during CRT

 Intermediate

Reference

1

Reference

1

 Low

1.46 (1.04, 2.06)

0.028

0.86 (0.58, 1.27)

0.444

 High

1.36 (1.07, 1.72)

0.013

1.3 (0.99, 1.7)

0.057

Chemotherapy interruption during CRT

1.33 (1.07, 1.66)

0.011

1.33 (0.99, 1.78)

0.056

Chemotherapy delay during CRT

1.52 (1.18, 1.96)

0.001

0.93 (0.67, 1.3)

0.685

Hospitalization during CRT

2.39 (1.72, 3.32)

< 0.001

1.57 (1.08, 2.28)

0.019

Chemotherapy termination during CRT

1.17 (0.9, 1.52)

0.244

  

Adjuvant chemotherapy

0.63 (0.46, 0.85)

0.002

0.59 (0.41, 0.84)

0.003

All cisplatin-related complications

1.44 (1.15, 1.79)

0.001

1.16 (0.89, 1.51)

0.274

AKD

1.21 (0.93, 1.58)

0.149

  

AKI

1.91 (1.33, 2.74)

< 0.001

  
  1. RT radiotherapy, CRT chemoradiotherapy, IMRT intensity-modulated radiation therapy, AKI acute kidney injury, AKD acute kidney disease