Table 3 Relative risk of death for patients in the Greater Amsterdam area, The Netherlands, with cervix carcinoma diagnosed in 1988–1997 (n=1441)

From: Incidence and survival rate of women with cervical cancer in the Greater Amsterdam area

 

Univariate

Multivariate a

Factor

Cases

Hazard ratio

95% CI

Hazard ratio

95% CI

FIGO stage

     

 I

831

1

Reference

1

Reference

 II

304

4.9*

3.8–6.3

3.3*

2.6–4.7

 III

168

10*

7.9–13

6.4*

4.7–8.5

 IV

99

19*

14–25

11*

7.6–15

 Unknown

39

9.2*

5.9–14

5.7*

3.6–9.1

Nodal involvement

     

 No

563

1

Reference

1

Reference

 Yes

668

3.2*

2.5–4.1

2.1*

1.6–2.7

 Unknownb

210

1.6*

1.3–2.0

1.4*

1.1–1.8

Morphological type

     

 SCC

1169

1

Reference

1

Reference

 AdCx

244

1.1

0.9–1.4

1.6*

1.3–2.1

 Other/unspec. carcinoma

28

1.7

1.0–3.0

0.7

0.4–1.2

Year of diagnosis

     

 1988/1990

451

1

Reference

1

Reference

 1991/1993

442

0.7*

0.6–0.9

0.8*

0.6–1.0

 1994/1997

548

0.8

0.7–1.1

0.8

0.6–1.0

  1. Adjusted for age category and all other factors in the table.
  2. Cases diagnosed in 1988 were all classified as unknown. *P<0.05.CI=confidence interval; SCC=squamous cell carcinoma; AdCx=adeno(squamous)carcinoma.
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