Table 4 Cox proportional hazards model for predicting any cancer progression (Hazards ratio estimates and 95% CI). All estimates adjusted.

From: Prognostic significance of the digit ratio after hormone therapy for prostate cancer: a prospective multicenter study

Variables

HR*

P value

95% CI

R2D:4D

0.71

0.003

0.57–0.91

L2D:4D

0.67

0.001

0.54–0.86

Initial PSA (ng./ml.)

   

  <20

1.00

  

  20–99.9

1.35

0.067

0.95–2.23

  100–1000

2.47

0.018

1.16–4.22

  >1000

2.57

0.001

1.03–5.39

PSA at 6 mos. (ng./ml.)

1.68

0.012

0.81–3.38

Bone metastasis

2.95

0.035

0.94–5.20

  1. *Variables were used as categorical, as in Table 2.
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