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Table 4 Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis on the association between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and mortality by stage

From: Correction to: A comparison of stage-specific all-cause mortality between testicular sex cordstromal tumors and germ cell tumors: results from the National Cancer Database

 

Multivariable1 HR (95% CI) – Stage I

Multivariable1 HR (95% CI) – Stage II/III

Tumor type

 GCTs

Ref.

Ref.

 SCSTs

1.06 (0.60–1.86)

3.28 (1.88–5.73)***

Age (per 5-year increase)

1.23 (1.20–1.26)***

1.13 (1.10–1.16)***

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

Ref.

Ref.

 Non-Hispanic Black

1.18 (0.80–1.72)

1.13 (0.81–1.56)

 Hispanic/other

1.14 (0.95–1.38)

1.12 (0.94–1.32)

Insurance

 Private insurance

Ref.

Ref.

 Uninsured

2.58 (2.08–3.21)***

2.07 (1.72–2.50)***

 Medicaid/Medicare/other government insurance

3.15 (2.64–3.75)***

2.31 (1.97–2.70)***

Income (per year)

  < $38,000

Ref.

Ref.

 $38,000–$62,999

0.92 (0.74–1.15)

0.96 (0.79–1.16)

  > $63,000

0.74 (0.56–0.98)*

0.79 (0.61–1.02)

Percent in ZIP code without a high school diploma

  > 21%

Ref.

Ref.

 7–20.9%

0.87 (0.70–1.07)

0.80 (0.67–0.97)*

  < 7%

0.80 (0.61–1.06)

0.67 (0.52–0.88)**

Residence

 Metropolitan

Ref.

Ref.

 Urban/rural

1.18 (0.98–1.42)

1.09 (0.91–1.29)

Charlson-Deyo comorbidity score

 0

Ref.

Ref.

  > 1

2.03 (1.64–2.51)***

2.03 (1.68–2.45)***

  1. CI = Confidence interval, GCTs = Germ cell tumors, HR = Hazard ratio, SCSTs = Sex cord stromal tumors
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 0.001
  5. 1The following variables were included in the multivariable analysis: tumor type, age, diagnosis year, race/ethnicity, insurance, yearly income, percent in ZIP code without a high school diploma, residence, Charlson-Deyo comorbidity score