Table 3 Variables associated with the risk of death after surgery for spinal metastases of prostate cancer.

From: Survival after spinal surgery for metastases in men with castration-sensitive vs castration-resistant prostate cancer: a nationwide register-based study

 

HRa

95% CI

p value

Castration-resistant

Ref

  

Castration-sensitive

0.36

0.26–0.50

 < 0.001

Age at surgery

1.02

1.0–1.0

0.002

DCIb

1.09

1.0–1.2

0.002

MDCIc

1.28

1.1–1.5

0.005

2010–2014

Ref

  

2015–2018

0.77

0.6–1.0

0.064

2019–2021

1.09

0.8–1.5

0.593

  1. aHazard Ratio.
  2. bDrug comorbidity index.
  3. cMultidimensional comorbidity index.