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Table 3 Multivariable Cox’s proportional hazards regression and competing risk regression of myeloma survival

From: Trends in survival from myeloma, 1990–2015: a competing risks analysis

 

Cox’s proportional hazards regression

Competing risk regression

Full model*

Full model*

Variable

HR

p value

95% CI

SHR

p value

95% CI

Overall test for age at diagnosis and year of diagnosis interaction using the Wald test.**

 

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 

Ethnic group

non-Māori non-PI

1

  

1

  

Māori

1.32

< 0.001

1.17–1.49

1.12

0.076

0.99–1.28

Pacific Islander

1.16

0.070

0.99–1.37

1.18

0.057

0.99–1.40

Sex

Male

1

  

1

  

Female

0.99

0.849

0.93–1.06

1.06

0.089

0.99–1.13

Regional Health Authority

Midland

1

  

1

  

Northern

1.04

0.452

0.94–1.14

1.04

0.381

0.95–1.15

Central

1.19

0.001

1.07–1.31

1.13

0.022

1.02–1.25

Southern

1.12

0.025

1.01–1.24

1.12

0.023

1.02–1.24

  1. HR hazard ratio, SHR subdistribution hazard ratio
  2. *Full model includes: year of diagnosis, age at diagnosis, ethnicity, regional health authority at diagnosis, sex, year of diagnosis and age at diagnosis interaction
  3. ** Data for individual categories of age at diagnosis and year of diagnosis are in Additional file 2
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