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Table 2 Results of multinomial regression models for treatment approaches in patients with RCC. Two separate models are shown: one including all patients and the other including only the 6-month landmark analysis subgroup

From: Determinants of treatment in patients with stage IV renal cell carcinoma

 

All patients w/ RCC

Patients w/ RCC in the 6-month landmark analysis

 

No treatment

Surgery only

ST only

Surgery + ST

No treatment

Surgery only

ST only

Surgery + ST

Variable

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

No Treatment as Reference

Age (80 vs. 70)*

Reference

0.46 (0.26–0.80)**

0.70 (0.46–1.07)

0.39 (0.21–0.75)

Reference

0.58 (0.26–1.32)

0.77 (0.37–1.61)

0.40 (0.17–0.95)**

Sex (male vs. female)

Reference

0.71 (0.47–1.08)

0.99 (0.69–1.42)

1.01 (0.62–1.64)

Reference

0.74 (0.40–1.34)

1.27 (0.72–2.23)

1.00 (0.53–1.89)

Race (white vs. other)

Reference

1.23 (0.71–2.14)

0.75 (0.50–1.12)

0.94 (0.53–1.67)

Reference

1.20 (0.55–2.58)

0.70 (0.37–1.32)

0.80 (0.38–1.70)

Urban/rural code (ref: big metro)

       

Metro/urban

Reference

0.89 (0.57–1.39)

1.03 (0.72–1.49)

0.57 (0.35–0.94)

Reference

0.97 (0.52–1.81)

1.61 (0.91–2.83)

0.68 (0.36–1.29)

Less urban/rural

Reference

1.09 (0.61–1.94)

0.84 (0.50–1.42)

0.54 (0.26–1.08)

Reference

1.32 (0.59–2.95)

1.04 (0.46–2.32)

0.51 (0.20–1.28)

Marital status (married vs. unmarried)

Reference

1.43 (0.94–2.18)

1.48 (1.04–2.13)

3.13 (1.92–5.11)

Reference

1.05 (0.58–1.91)

0.87 (0.50–1.53)

2.51 (1.31–4.80)

CCI (per 1-point increase)

Reference

0.77 (0.66–0.89)

0.86 (0.77–0.96)

0.82 (0.70–0.96)

Reference

0.89 (0.73–1.10)

1.04 (0.87–1.23)

0.92 (0.74–1.13)

Surgery only as Reference

Age (80 vs. 70)*

2.19 (1.25–3.82)

Reference

1.54 (0.84–2.81)

0.86 (0.40–1.84)

1.72 (0.76–3.92)

Reference

1.32 (0.61–2.87)

0.68 (0.28–1.65)

Sex (male vs. female)

1.41 (0.92–2.15)

Reference

1.40 (0.88–2.22)

1.43 (0.83–2.46)

1.36 (0.75–2.48)

Reference

1.72 (0.97–3.05)

1.36 (0.73–2.53)

Race (white vs. other)

0.81 (0.47–1.41)

Reference

0.60 (0.34–1.08)

0.76 (0.38–1.53)

0.84 (0.39–1.81)

Reference

0.58 (0.28–1.19)

0.67 (0.30–1.49)

Urban/rural code (ref: big metro)

       

Metro/urban

1.12 (0.72–1.75)

Reference

1.16 (0.72–1.87)

0.64 (0.37–1.13)

1.03 (0.55–1.92)

Reference

1.65 (0.92–3.00)

0.70 (0.37–1.33)

Less urban/rural

0.92 (0.51–1.63)

Reference

0.77 (0.41–1.46)

0.49 (0.23–1.06)

0.75 (0.34–1.68)

Reference

0.78 (0.36–1.70)

0.38 (0.16–0.92)

Marital status (married vs. unmarried)

0.70 (0.46–1.06)

Reference

1.04 (0.66–1.64)

2.19 (1.26–3.80)

0.95 (0.52–1.72)

Reference

0.83 (0.47–1.46)

2.38 (1.26–4.50)

CCI (per 1-point increase)

1.30 (1.12–1.51)

Reference

1.12 (0.95–1.32)

1.07 (0.88–1.30)

1.12 (0.91–1.37)

Reference

1.16 (0.95–1.41)

1.02 (0.82–1.28)

ST only as Reference

Age (80 vs. 70)*

1.42 (0.93–2.17)

0.65 (0.36–1.19)

Reference

0.56 (0.28–1.10)

1.30 (0.62–2.73)

0.76 (0.35–1.64)

Reference

0.52 (0.23–1.18)

Sex (male vs. female)

1.01 (0.70–1.44)

0.72 (0.45–1.13)

Reference

1.02 (0.61–1.70)

0.79 (0.45–1.39)

0.58 (0.33–1.03)

Reference

0.79 (0.43–1.46)

Race (white vs. other)

1.34 (0.89–2.01)

1.66 (0.93–2.96)

Reference

1.27 (0.70–2.29)

1.44 (0.75–2.73)

1.72 (0.84–3.51)

Reference

1.15 (0.58–2.31)

Urban/rural code (ref: big metro)

       

Metro/urban

0.97 (0.67–1.39)

0.86 (0.53–1.39)

Reference

0.56 (0.33–0.94)

0.62 (0.35–1.10)

0.60 (0.33–1.09)

Reference

0.42 (0.23–0.78)

Less urban/rural

1.19 (0.70–2.00)

1.30 (0.68–2.46)

Reference

0.64 (0.30–1.35)

0.96 (0.43–2.16)

1.28 (0.59–2.78)

Reference

0.49 (0.20–1.21)

Marital status (married vs. unmarried)

0.67 (0.47–0.96)

0.96 (0.61–1.52)

Reference

2.11 (1.25–3.55)

1.15 (0.65–2.02)

1.21 (0.69–2.14)

Reference

2.88 (1.54–5.39)

CCI (per 1-point increase)

1.16 (1.04–1.30)

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

Reference

0.96 (0.81–1.13)

0.96 (0.81–1.15)

0.86 (0.71–1.05)

Reference

0.88 (0.72–1.08)

Surgery + ST as Reference

Age (80 vs. 70) *

2.55 (1.34–4.85)

1.16 (0.54–2.50)

1.79 (0.91–3.53)

Reference

2.52 (1.05–6.02)

1.46 (0.61–3.53)

1.93 (0.85–4.40)

Reference

Sex (male vs. female)

0.99 (0.61–1.60)

0.70 (0.41–1.21)

0.98 (0.59–1.64)

Reference

1.00 (0.53–1.88)

0.74 (0.40–1.37)

1.26 (0.68–2.33)

Reference

Race (white vs. other)

1.06 (0.60–1.88)

1.31 (0.66–2.61)

0.79 (0.43–1.43)

Reference

1.24 (0.59–2.63)

1.49 (0.67–3.28)

0.87 (0.43–1.73)

Reference

Urban/rural code (ref: big metro)

       

Metro/urban

1.74 (1.06–2.86)

1.55 (0.88–2.73)

1.80 (1.07–3.04)

Reference

1.47 (0.77–2.81)

1.43 (0.75–2.72)

2.37 (1.28–4.38)

Reference

Less urban/rural

1.87 (0.92–3.78)

2.04 (0.94–4.43)

1.57 (0.74–3.35)

Reference

1.98 (0.78–4.99)

2.62 (1.09–6.30)

2.05 (0.83–5.09)

Reference

Marital status (married vs. unmarried)

0.32 (0.20–0.52)

0.46 (0.26–0.80)

0.47 (0.28–0.80)

Reference

0.40 (0.21–0.76)

0.42 (0.22–0.79)

0.35 (0.19–0.65)

Reference

CCI (per 1-point increase)

1.22 (1.04–1.42)

0.94 (0.77–1.13)

1.05 (0.88–1.24)

Reference

1.09 (0.89–1.34)

0.98 (0.78–1.22)

1.13 (0.93–1.38)

Reference

  1. *Odds ratio shown for 75th vs 25th percentile because age was modeled non-linearly
  2. **Odds ratios and confidence intervals shown in bold are significant at the 5% level
  3. RCC Renal Cell Carcinoma, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index