Table 3 Multivariate Cox Regression of prognostic factors in NSCLC.

From: Appropriate surgical modalities for stages T2a and T2b in the eighth TNM classification of lung cancer

Variables

Number of patients

OS

LCSS

HR(95% CI)

P

HR(95% CI)

P

Age

 

<0.001

 

0.001

  <60 y

1

 

1

 

 ≥60 y

1.511(1.305–1.750)

 

1.345(1.130–1.601)

 

Sex

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Male

1

 

1

 

 Female

0.662(0.601–0.729)

 

0.688(0.611–0.775)

 

Race

 

0.05

 

0.048

 White

1

 

1

 

 Nonwhite

0.872(0.760–1.000)

 

0.841(0.707–0.999)

 

Histology

 

<0.001

 

0.224

 Adenocarcinoma

1

 

1

 

 Nonadenocarcinoma

1.199(1.089–1.320)

 

1.077(0.956–1.213)

 

Tumor size

 

0.043

 

0.001

 3–4 cm

1

 

1

 

 4–5 cm

1.105(1.003–1.218)

 

1.217(1.080–1.372)

 

Differential degree

 Well or Moderate

1

<0.001

1

<0.001

 Poor or Undifferentiated

1.289(1.170–1.420)

<0.001

1.427(1.264–1.610)

<0.001

 Unknown

0.836(0.665–1.051)

0.125

0.928(0.704–1.223)

0.594

Regional nodes examined

 None

1

0.528

1

0.343

 1 to 30

0.772(0.533–1.117)

0.17

0.653(0.421–1.013)

0.057

 31 to 60

0.880(0.543–1.428)

0.605

0.702(0.386–1.277)

0.246

 61 to 90

0.562(0.076–4.130)

0.571

0

0.888

 Other

0.847(0.570–1.257)

0.409

0.746(0.465–1.196)

0.224

Scope of regional LN surgery

 None

1

0.163

1

0.182

 1 to 3

0.850(0.566–1.277)

0.434

1.002(0.616–1.630)

0.994

 > = 4

0.774(0.520–1.152)

0.207

0.879(0.545–1.417)

0.596

 Other

0.669(0.431–1.038)

0.073

0 0.704(0.412–1.203)

0.2

Surgery modality

 Wedge resection

1

<0.001

1

<0.001

 Segmental resection

1.015(0.768–1.340)

0.918

0.882(0.622–1.252)

0.483

 Lobectomy

0.768(0.642–0.919)

0.004

0 0.694(0.558–0.862)

0.001

 Pneumonectomy

1.042(0.776–1.399)

0.784

1.053(0.740–1.499)

0.775

 Other

1.428(1.045–1.951)

0.025

1.393(0.960–2.021)

0.081

  1. All p values were two sides and less than 0.05 were considered significant. NSCLC = non-small-cell lung cancer, OS = overall survival, LCSS = lung cancer specific survival, HR = hazard ratio, CI = confidence interval.