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Table 2 Multivariable analyses of associations between patient characteristics and overall survival

From: The influence of adjuvant chemotherapy dose intensity on overall survival in resected colon cancer: a multicentered retrospective analysis

Characteristic

Category

FOLFOX (5-FU dose intensity) (n = 371)

CAPOX (Capecitabine dose intensity) (n = 164)

All patients (Oxaliplatin dose intensity) (n = 526)

Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

P value

Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

P value

Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

P value

Age at chemo start

 

0.99 (0.97 to 1.02)

0.62

1.01 (0.96 to 1.06)

0.70

1.00 (0.98 to 1.02)

0.95

Sex

Female

Reference

0.59

Reference

0.18

Reference

0.46

Male

1.13 (0.71 to 1.80)

 

2.05 (0.73 to 5.77)

 

1.17 (0.77 to 1.77)

 

Dose intensity

 ≤ 80%

Reference

0.03

Reference

0.006

Reference

0.005

 > 80%

0.56 (0.33 to 0.94)

 

0.23 (0.08 to 0.65)

 

0.52 (0.33 to 0.82)

 

T stage

T0-T2

Reference

0.03

Reference

 < 0.001

T3

1.47 (0.58 to 3.75)

 

1.66 (0.65 to 4.19)

 

T4

2.56 (1 to 6.6)

 

3.33 (1.32 to 8.41)

 

N stage

N0

Reference

 < 0.001

Reference

0.03

Reference

 < 0.001

N1

7.20 (0.96 to 53.72)

 

1.44 (0.16 to 13.05)

 

7.55 (1.03 to 55.51)

 

N2

20.70 (2.79 to 153.3)

 

4.70 (0.57 to 38.85)

 

19.72 (2.71 to 143.54)