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Table 3 Univariate prognostic analysis

From: The role of deep hyperthermia in IMRT in elderly patients with esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Cases No.(%)

Median OS (months)

1-Year OS Rate(%)

2-Year OS Rate(%)

3-Year OS Rate(%)

χ2

P

Median DFS (months)

1-Year DFS Rate(%)

2-Year DFS Rate(%)

3-Year DFS Rate(%)

χ2

P

Age

     

1.526

0.217

    

0.002

0.965

≤ 76 years

29

30

74.0

69.0

40.6

  

11

49.5

28.9

14.5

  

> 76 years

55

25

82.3

51.3

22.5

  

17

63.5

33.5

9.8

  

Sex

     

0.004

0.951

    

0.814

0.367

Male

67

27

80.7

57.7

25.3

  

15

52.8

30.8

9.2

  

Female

17

28

88.2

56.6

45.3

  

22

81.4

35.5

23.7

  

Tumor Length

     

0.318

0.573

    

0.340

0.560

≤ 6 cm

63

28

79.5

56.4

33.4

  

18

61.4

29.6

12.7

  

> 6 cm

21

27

90.0

60.0

15.2

  

16

50.4

39.2

8.2

  

Tumor Location

     

12.189

0.002

    

7.199

0.027

Upper

12

38

83.3

71.4

57.1

  

23

75.0

38.1

9.5

  

Middle

30

32

92.9

76.4

38.2

  

22

75.5

46.2

20.5

  

Lower

42

21

73.6

38.1

12.8

  

11

40.5

19.9

5.3

  

Tumor Stage

     

0.957

0.328

    

0.026

0.872

Stage II

50

28

84.9

61.2

31.6

  

16

59.6

28.2

14.8

  

Stage III

34

27

78.2

52.1

24.8

  

21

57.0

36.6

8.1

  

KPS Score

     

0.821

0.093

    

3.055

0.080

70

34

24

75.3

46.8

21.2

  

14

54.0

25.4

4.9

  

80–90

50

29

86.8

65.2

34.3

  

21

61.4

36.5

16.6

  

Diabetes

     

2.915

0.088

    

1.3

0.254

No

76

27

81.6

54.6

23.6

  

17

58.1

28.6

9.1

  

Yes

8

41

87.5

87.5

87.5

  

29

62.5

62.5

31.3

  

Smoking

     

0.022

0.881

      

No

40

28

84.0

53.7

38.4

  

21

71.1

37.8

18.9

2.099

0.147

Yes

44

27

80.3

59.9

24.0

  

12

46.9

26.1

7.8

  

Hypertension

     

0.123

0.726

    

0.001

0.980

No

40

24

76.9

49.8

21.1

  

18

58.5

28.1

9.4

  

Yes

44

28

86.1

63

34.1

  

16

58.3

34.5

13.2

  

Underlying Lung Disease

     

3.541

0.060

    

 0.090

 0.764

No

31

22

86.2

47.7

7.9

  

20

69.6

29.7

5.9

  

Yes

53

29

80.0

62.8

39.5

  

14

52.7

32.7

14

  

Hyperthermia

     

0.119

0.730

    

0.002

0.964

No

42

27

82.8

58.6

26.3

  

13

51.7

34.7

14.7

  

Yes

42

32

81.8

56.1

32.0

  

19

66.1

25.4

8.5

  

Radiotherapy dose

     

7.418

0.006

    

1.908

0.167

≤ 60 Gy

45

25

72.9

54.2

10.8

  

16

57.2

27.4

3.4

  

> 60 Gy

39

32

92.0

60.9

49.2

  

18

60.1

36.6

21.3

  

Leukopenia

     

0.113

0.737

    

0.028

0.867

< Grade 2

64

28

83.1

57.8

25.3

  

19

59.9

34.8

9.2

  

≥Grade 2

20

27

80.0

56.0

36.3

  

13

55.0

25.0

15.0

  

Thrombocytopenia

     

1.429

0.232

    

1.903

0.168

< Grade 2

78

28

82.0

58.3

31.4

  

17

60.4

33.1

12.9

  

≥Grade 2

6

15

83.3

41.7

20.8

  

7

33.3

16.7

0

  

Anemia

     

3.717

0.054

    

3.102

0.078

< Grade 2

73

29

85.4

60.4

31.3

  

19

0.611

0.335

13.8

  

≥Grade 2

11

18

60.6

36.4

12.1

  

12

41.6

20.8

0

  

Hypoalbuminemia

     

9.761

0.002

    

18.144

< 0.001

< Grade 2

72

29

86.4

63.2

31.0

  

21

65.9

36

13.9

  

≥Grade 2

12

14

58.3

16.2

16.2

  

7

16.7

8.3

0

  

Remission Status

     

0.023

0.880

    

0.314

0.575

No

23

27

76.5

53.3

26.6

  

11

41.4

36.3

18.1

  

Yes

61

28

84.2

59.0

29.4

  

19

65.1

31.0

9.9