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Table 3 Multivariate Cox regression analyses of whole cohort

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

Variables

Hazard ratio

95% CI

P-value

ln(MTVwb)

1.28

1.01ā€“1.64

0.043

Treatment

ā€ƒNon-surgical

Reference

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSurgical

0.41

0.22ā€“0.76

0.004

ā€ƒNo treatment

1.34

0.59ā€“3.02

0.48

  1. Additional adjustments were made for age, gender, treatment and tumor histology