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Table 4 Logistic regression of dose escalation status and treatment year adjusting for potential confounders in NODA during Period 2 (2010–2013)

From: The use of dose-escalated radiation for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the U.S., 2004–2013

 

NODA 2010–2013 (N = 567)

Study sample characteristics

Escalated dose

Standard dose

Escalated vs standard dose

No. (%)

No. (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P*

Treatment year

  

0.78 (0.66–0.91)

0.0018

Age

  ≤ 67 yo

112 (54)

239 (50)

ref

 

  > 67 yo

97 (46)

235 (50)

0.86 (0.61–1.21)

0.39

Sex

 Male

129 (62)

274 (58)

ref

 

 Female

80 (38)

200 (42)

0.81 (0.57–1.14)

0.23

Race

 White

181 (86)

394 (82)

ref

 

 Non-white

28 (13)

80 (17)

0.70 (0.42–1.12)

0.14

 Missing

2 (1)

3 (1)

Not included

 

Histology

 Squamous

111 (53)

228 (48)

ref

 

 Non-Squamous

98 (47)

246 (52)

0.79 (0.56–1.12)

0.18

Derived AJCC v6 T-stage

 T0-2

144 (69)

313 (66)

ref

 

 T3

65 (31)

154 (33)

0.88 (0.61–1.26)

0.49

 Missing

0 (0)

7 (1)

Not included

 

Charlson/Deyo Score

 0

132 (63)

294 (62)

ref

 

 1

56 (27)

127 (27)

0.99 (0.67–1.46)

0.98

 2+

21 (10)

53 (11)

0.93 (0.52–1.61)

0.80

Hospital typea

 Community

160 (77)

405 (85)

ref

 

 Academic

49 (23)

69 (15)

1.96 (1.27–3.49)

0.0047

Hospital settinga

 Metro

174 (80)

412 (87)

ref

 

 Non-metro

35 (20)

62 (13)

2.07 (1.20–3.01)

0.0024

  1. *Chi-square test. Missing data was excluded from Chi-Square comparison. aHospital characteristics are those of the diagnosing hospital, not treating institution