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Table 2 Univariate analyses of the interval and other covariates based on Cox regression model

From: The prolonged interval between induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy is associated with poor prognosis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Factors

OS

DFS

DMFS

LRFS

HR (95% CI)

P*

HR (95% CI)

P*

HR (95% CI)

P*

HR (95% CI)

P*

Interval between IC and RT (>  30 vs. ≤ 30 days)

2.43 (1.49–3.95)

< 0.001

1.90 (1.22–2.95)

0.005

2.67 (1.57–4.53)

< 0.001

1.57 (0.78–3.16)

0.208

Age (continuous)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

0.010

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

0.040

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.899

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

0.240

Sex (Female vs. Male)

0.85 (0.54–1.34)

0.487

1.00 (0.69–1.43)

0.985

1.04 (0.65–1.67)

0.866

1.24 (0.74–2.07)

0.425

T category (T3–4 vs. T1–2)

1.45 (0.87–2.41)

0.149

1.28 (0.86–1.92)

0.228

1.15 (0.68–1.92)

0.608

1.54 (0.81–2.92)

0.192

N category (N2–3 vs. N0–1)

2.22 (1.52–3.24)

< 0.001

1.66 (1.21–2.28)

0.002

3.17 (2.08–4.85)

< 0.001

0.82 (0.49–1.38)

0.464

lnDNA (continuous)

1.06 (1.01–1.12)

0.022

1.07 (1.02–1.12)

0.004

1.17 (1.09–1.26)

< 0.001

1.04 (0.98–1.11)

0.187

WHO pathology (III vs. I/II)

0.59 (0.30–1.18)

0.135

0.75 (0.41–1.39)

0.361

1.25 (0.46–3.41)

0.661

0.43 (0.21–0.90)

0.025

CCI (≥ 1 vs. 0)

2.03 (1.29–3.21)

0.002

1.74 (1.18–2.57)

0.005

1.22 (0.69–2.16)

0.496

1.38 (0.74–2.58)

0.310

IC cycles (>  2 vs. ≤ 2)

1.29 (0.88–1.89)

0.187

1.25 (0.91–1.71)

0.170

1.39 (0.92–2.12)

0.118

1.26 (0.79–2.03)

0.336

Concurrent chemotherapy (Yes vs. No)

0.97 (0.60–1.56)

0.903

0.99 (0.67–1.46)

0.946

1.10 (0.64–1.89)

0.728

1.05 (0.58–1.92)

0.869

  1. Abbreviations: OS Overall survival, DFS Disease-free survival, DMFS Distant metastasis-free survival, LRFS Locoregional recurrence-free survival, HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval, IC Induction chemotherapy, RT Radiotherapy, CCI Charlson comorbidity index
  2. *Wald chi-square test