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Table 2 Univariate Cox regression analyses

From: Whole body metabolic tumor volume is a prognostic marker in patients with newly diagnosed stage 3B non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed with external validation

Ā 

Hazard ratio

95% CI

P-value

Age (per 1Ā year increase)

1.02

0 .99 -1.034

0.171

Gender

ā€ƒFemale

Reference

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMale

1.19

0.78ā€“1.83

0.419

Histology

ā€ƒAdenocarcinoma

Reference

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSquamous

1.37

0.83ā€“2.26

0.218

ā€ƒother types

1.33

0.78 2.27

0.303

Treatment

ā€ƒNon-surgical (nĀ =Ā 76)

Reference

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSurgical (nĀ =Ā 24)

0.4

0.22 -0.71

0.002

ā€ƒNo treatment (nĀ =Ā 10)

0.99

0.47 -2.1

0.986

ln(MTVwb)

1.23

1.01ā€“1.49

0.037

ln(TLGwb)

1.13

0.95ā€“1.34

0.175

In(SUVmaxwb)

0.91

0.57ā€“1.43

0.67

  1. Note: ln(MTVwb), ln(TLGwb) and ln(SUVmaxwb) are continuous variables. lnĀ =Ā natural logarithmic transformation