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Table 5 Multivariate analysis of predictors of overall survival for the subgroup of patients under and over 50 years of age

From: Socio-economic factors do not affect overall survival in soft tissue sarcoma when patients treated at a single high-volume center

 

Age < 50 (N = 171)

Age ≥ 50 (N = 261)

HR

(95% CI)

P-value*

HR

(95% CI)

P-value*

Variable

 Female sex

1.17

(0.63, 2.16)

0.62

0.51

(0.30, 0.87)

0.013

 Age at diagnosis, per 10-year increase

0.96

(0.66, 1.39)

0.83

1.11

(0.83, 1.49)

0.48

 Marital status

  

0.59

  

0.49

  Married/significant other

(ref)

  

(ref)

  

  Single/separated/divorced

1.20

(0.63, 2.28)

 

0.82

(0.46, 1.45)

 

 Employment status

  

0.56

  

> 0.99

  Full time/part time/student

(ref)

  

(ref)

  

  Unemployed/retired

1.36

(0.70, 2.62)

 

1.00

(0.55, 1.81)

 

  Unknown

1.50

(0.60, 3.73)

 

1.00

(0.43, 2.37)

 

 ADI WA decile, per 1-decile increase

0.97

(0.86, 1.09)

0.58

0.93

(0.84, 1.02)

0.12

Tumor Characteristics

 Grade

  

0.016

  

0.004

  1

(ref)

  

(ref)

  

  2

1.99

(0.43, 9.27)

 

1.44

(0.57, 3.66)

 

  3

5.52

(1.24, 24.50)

 

2.87

(1.20, 6.86)

 

  Unknown

4.39

(0.97, 19.97)

 

0.86

(0.30, 2.44)

 

 Maximum extent on imaging

  

0.49

  

0.56

  ≤ 5 cm

(ref)

  

(ref)

  

  > 5 cm

1.42

(0.40, 5.00)

 

1.43

(0.64, 3.19)

 

  Unknown

1.89

(0.53, 6.68)

 

1.13

(0.50, 2.56)

 

Treatment

 Time from diagnosis to first treatment, per 50% increase

0.95

(0.79, 1.15)

0.61

1.00

(0.85, 1.18)

0.97

  1. *Wald test of HR = 1, without adjustment for multiple comparisons