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Table 2 Results of overall and univariate survival analyses (Kaplan-Meier estimation)

From: The influence of socioeconomic aspects and hospital case volume on survival in colorectal cancer in Saxony, Germany

 

Colon cancer (C18)

Rectal cancer (C19/C20)

 

Median survival

(Months, 95% CI)

5-year survival

(%, 95% CI)

Median survival

(Months, 95% CI)

5-year survival

(%, 95% CI)

Overall

87.9 (84.5; 91.6)

58.5 (57.6; 59.5)

110.0 (105.0; 115.0)

65.6 (64.4; 66.8)

Sex

 

p = 0.1

 

p = 0.2

 Male

84.1 (79.7; 88.9)

57.7 (56.4; 59.0)

105.0 (98.4; 112.0)

65.6 (64.1; 67.2)

 Female

92.2 (87.2; 101.1)

59.5 (58.2; 61.0)

121.0 (110.4; n. a.)

65.6 (63.5; 67.7)

Age

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 ≤ 70 years

n. a. (134.3.; n. a.)

68.8 (67.4; 70.2)

n. a. (135.9; n. a.)

73.7 (72.2; 75.2)

 > 70 years

63.7 (60.9; 67.3)

51.6 (50.4; 52.9)

71.7 (67.2; 76.3)

55.4 (53.5; 57.3)

UICC tumor stage

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 I

134.3 (132.5; n. a.)

80.0 (78.2; 81.8)

n. a. (130.0; n. a.)

80.3 (77.8; 82.8)

 II

121.2 (113.1; 131.4)

69.9 (68.4; 71.4)

116.3 (107.6; 128.7)

70.5 (68.1; 73.0)

 III

83.2 (76.8; 91.1)

57.9 (56.1; 59.8)

127.7 (115.2; 135.9)

69.6 (67.9; 71.4)

 IV

19.3 (17.8; 20.5)

15.2 (13.6; 16.9)

32.5 (30.3; 34.9)

26.9 (24.0; 30.2)

Surgical approach

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 Open

77.4 (73.3; 82.7)

55.9 (54.7; 57.1)

102.1 (94.5; 110.0)

63.8 (62.1; 65.5)

 Laparoscopic

138.5 (121.5; n. a.)

71.2 (68.6; 73.9)

129.9 (123.2; n. a.)

73.2 (70.7; 75.8)

 Conversion

122.7 (61.8; n. a.)

61.4 (53.3; 70.8)

90.8 (78.8; n. a.)

62.8 (57.7; 68.3)

 Others/n. a.

91.4 (85.4; 103.1)

58.4 (56.3; 60.6)

100.5 (84.9; 119.0)

62.1 (59.3; 65.1)

Hospital case volume 1

 

p = 0.8

 

p = 0.002

 Low

87.4 (82.2; 94.4)

57.8 (56.3; 59.2)

100.0 (95.2; 112.0)

63.5 (61.8; 65.2)

 High

88.0 (84.3; 93.4)

59.2 (57.9; 60.4)

115.0 (109.7; 128.0)

68.2 (66.4; 70.0)

GISD

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 1 – low

104.7 (95.3; 118.3)

62.1 (60.1; 64.2)

129.3 (125.0; n. a.)

71.7 (69.1; 74.4)

 2 – mid-low

87.4 (79.7; 93.6)

58.6 (56.5; 60.8)

98.8 (87.8; 114.0)

64.0 (61.3; 66.8)

 3 – mid

83.2 (72.4; 91.1)

56.3 (54.1; 58.5)

96.3 (86.9; 105.0)

62.3 (59.6; 65.1)

 4 – mid-high

79.9 (74.2; 86.7)

57.0 (55.0; 59.0)

108.6 (99.2; 123.0)

64.4 (61.8; 67.1)

 5 - high

90.6 (83.3; 105.3)

58.7 (56.4; 61.1)

120.3 (110.0; n. a.)

66.2 (63.3; 69.2)

  1. 1 C18: low < 30 surgeries/year, high ≥ 30 surgeries/year. C19/20: low < 20 surgeries/year, high ≥ 20 surgeries/year.
  2. Abbreviations: CI, Confidence interval; GISD, German Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation; n. a., survival probability did not reach 50%; UICC Union for International Cancer Control.