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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses

From: Could baseline health-related quality of life (QoL) predict overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer? The results of the GERCOR OPTIMOX 1 study

  

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Model not including QoL

Full model, including QoL

Variable

Class

HR

95% CI

P

HR

95% CI

P

HR

95% CI

P

Age

≤65

1

        
 

>65

1.42

1.06 – 1.89

0.0178

      

Gender

Male

1

        
 

Female

1.06

0.79 – 1.42

0.6945

      

PS

0

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

1-2

1.84

1.38 – 2.46

<0.0001

1.98

1.44 – 2.73

<0.0001

1.87

1.35 – 2.59

0.0002

Number of sites

1

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

>1

1.47

1.10 – 1.97

0.0094

1.48

1.08 – 2.05

0.0160

1.48

1.07 – 2.04

0.0176

Liver involvement

No

1

        
 

Yes

1.14

0.795 – 1.65

0.4699

      

Metastases

Synchronous

1

        
 

Metachronous

0.89

0.61 – 1.29

0.5403

      

Adjuvant chemotherapy

No

1

        
 

Yes

0.95

0.76 – 1.19

0.68

      

LDH

≤1xULN

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

>1xULN

2.04

1.48 – 2.80

<0.0001

1.93

1.39 – 2.68

<0.0001

1.83

1.31 – 2.55

0.0004

APL

≤1xULN

1

        
 

>1xULN

1.60

1.20 – 2.14

0.0016

      

CEA

≤1xULN

1

        
 

>1xULN

1.48

1.01 – 2.18

0.0444

      

EuroQoL

          

Mobility

1

1

     

1

  
 

2-3

1.90

1.33 – 2.71

0.0004

   

1.66

1.12 – 2.48

0.0117

Self-care

1

1

        
 

2-3

1.52

0.88 – 2.62

0.1322

      

Usual activities

1

1

        
 

2-3

1.20

0.88 – 1.64

0.2553

      

Pain/discomfort

1

1

        
 

2-3

1.39

1.04 – 1.86

0.0239

      

Anxiety/depression

1

1

        
 

2-3

1.45

1.09 – 1.93

0.0116

      

VAS score

 

1.001

0.996 – 1.005

0.7975

      

Harrell’s C index

    

0.65 [0.61 – 0.69]

 

0.67 [0.63 – 0.71]

0.65*

0.66*

Schemper statistic

    

9.32%

 

10.42%

  1. ULN = Upper Limit of Normal.
  2. * = Optimism-corrected C-index.