Table 1 Characteristics and univariable analysis of de novo mNPC on OS and CSS in elderly patients (including weighted gender data).

From: A nonendemic analysis of the patterns and prognosis of de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinomas in older patients aged ≥ 65 years

Characteristic

Cases (N, %)

P

OS

CSS

Gender

Male

82 (82.0)

0.520

0.710

Female

18 (18.0)

  

Weighted gender

Male

82 (69.5)

0.409

0.628

Female

36 (30.5)

  

Age

65–69

34 (34.0)

0.474

0.526

70–74

25 (25.0)

  

75 +

41 (41.0)

  

Race

Black

12 (12.0)

0.022

0.200

Asian or Pacific Islander/American Indian/Alaska native

35 (35.0)

  

White

53 (53.0)

  

Marital status

Widowed/divorced/ separated single

27 (27.0)

0.200

0.071

Married

60 (60.0)

  

Unknown

13 (13.0)

NA

NA

Grade

I/II

17 (17.0)

0.120

0.313

III

33 (33.0)

  

IV

22 (22.0)

  

Unknown

28 (28.0)

  

Stage T

T0–2

30 (30.0)

0.703

0.563

T3–4

52 (52.0)

  

Tx

18 (18.0)

NA

NA

Stage N

N0–1

57 (57.0)

0.313

0.133

N2–3

38 (38.0)

  

Nx

5 (5.0)

NA

NA

Sequence number

One primary only

76 (76.0)

0.961

< 0.001

Others

24 (24.0)

  

Metastatic bone

None

57 (57.0)

0.017

0.458

Yes

41 (41.0)

  

Unknown

2 (2.0)

NA

NA

Metastatic brain

None

89 (89.0)

0.808

0.616

Yes

7 (7.0)

  

Unknown

2 (2.0)

NA

NA

Metastatic liver

None

69 (69.0)

0.192

0.480

Yes

29 (29.0)

  

Unknown

2 (2.0)

NA

NA

Metastatic lung

None

52 (52.0)

0.115

0.075

Yes

46 (46.0)

  

Unknown

2 (2.0)

NA

NA

Distant LNs

Distant LN

23 (23.0)

0.477

0.109

Non distant LN

58 (58.0)

  

Unknown

19 (19.0)

  

Radiation

None

48 (48.0)

0.541

0.446

Yes

52 (52.0)

  

Chemotherapy

None

34 (34.0)

0.291

0.158

Yes

66 (66.0)