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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of overall survival

From: Lung stereotactic body radiation therapy for elderly patients aged ≥ 80 years with pathologically proven early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

n

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

Age (years)

1.07

0.95–1.21

0.24

Sex

       

 Male

45

1.00

1.00

 Female

19

0.38

0.15–0.99

0.04*

1.85

0.48–7.18

0.38

BMI (kg/m2)

0.97

0.86–1.10

0.65

ECOG PS

1.53

1.06–2.21

0.02*

1.26

0.84–1.89

0.26

GOLD stage†

       

 Normal + I

42

1.00

 II + III

17

1.50

0.72–3.11

0.28

FEV1.0 (L) †

 

0.46

0.20–1.06

0.07

History of lung operation

       

 No

50

1.00

 Yes

14

1.49

0.68–3.24

0.32

Charlson Comorbidity Index

1.09

0.87–1.37

0.45

Operable

       

 No

48

1.00

1.00

 Yes

16

0.20

0.06–0.66

0.008**

0.25

0.07–0.86

0.03*

Tumor diameter (cm)

 

0.99

0.64–1.52

0.96

ITV (mL)

1.00

0.97–1.03

0.96

PTV (mL)

1.00

0.98–1.01

0.83

T stage

1.16

0.88–1.53

0.29

Histology

       

 Adenocarcinoma

43

1.00

1.00

 SCC + NSCLC

22

3.14

1.56–6.31

0.001**

1.97

0.95–4.10

0.07

Tumor appearance

       

 Pure GGN + part-solid GGN

20

1.00

1.00

 Solid

45

5.52

1.68–18.14

0.005**

5.76

1.05–31.71

0.04*

Total dose (Gy)

       

 48

59

1.00

 60

6

0.94

0.83–1.06

0.29

Prescribed dose

       

 Isocenter

47

1.00

 D95

18

0.48

0.14–1.64

0.24

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
  2. BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; D95, dose covering 95% of the PTV; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; GGN, ground-glass nodule; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; FEV, forced expiratory volume; HR, hazard ratio; ITV, internal target volume; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; PS, performance status; PTV, planning target volume; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma
  3. These variables have missing values