Skip to main content

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of clinical variables for LMS and OS

From: Prognosticators and Risk Grouping in Patients with Lung Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A more accurate and appropriate assessment of prognosis

Clinical

    

endpoint

Variable

HR

95% CI

P value *

LMS

Age

1.659

1.107 to 2.484

0.014

 

VCA-IgA

1.518

1.012 to 2.277

0.043

 

Site of metastases 1

1.033

0.606 to 1.757

0.906

 

Number of metastases 2

1.585

1.013 to 2.481

0.044

 

Secondary metastases 3

3.132

1.948 to 5.036

<0.001

OS

Age

1.906

1.355 to 2.682

<0.001

 

AJCC T classification

1.530

1.074 to 2.177

0.018

 

AJCC N classification

1.622

1.149 to 2.289

0.006

 

Site of metastases 1

1.464

1.023 to 2.095

0.037

 

Number of metastases 2

1.079

0.630 to 1.848

0.782

 

Secondary metastases 3

2.343

1.585 to 3.462

<0.001

 

DFI

5.050

3.356 to 7.576

<0.001

  1. Abbreviation: LMS: lung metastasis survival; OS: overall survival; AJCC: American Joint Committee Cancer; DFI: disease-free interval; HR: hazard ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
  2. 1 Unilateral vs. Bilateral; 2 Solitary vs. Multiple; 3 Absent vs. Present
  3. * Cox proportional hazards regression models.