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Table 4 Overall survival (OS) by patient characteristics

From: Perioperative blood transfusions and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study

Variable

Level

N

Event

Median OS time in months (95% CI)

OS rate at 3 years (95% CI)

OS rate at 5 years (95% CI)

P-value

All patients

636

243

82.39 (78.65,NA)

0.72 (0.69,0.76)

0.62 (0.58,0.66)

Age

< 66

291

83

NA (NA,NA)

0.8 (0.76,0.85)

0.71 (0.65,0.76)

< 0.0001

> = 66

345

160

74.84 (61.17,NA)

0.66 (0.61,0.71)

0.55 (0.5,0.61)

 

BMI

< =25

241

111

77.63 (53.78,NA)

0.65 (0.6,0.72)

0.53 (0.47,0.6)

0.0014

>25

395

132

NA (79.24,NA)

0.77 (0.73,0.81)

0.68 (0.63,0.73)

 

Gender

Female

298

90

NA (NA,NA)

0.81 (0.76,0.86)

0.7 (0.65,0.76)

< 0.0001

Male

338

153

69.32 (59.99,NA)

0.65 (0.6,0.71)

0.55 (0.5,0.61)

 

ASA

2

66

18

NA (77.63,NA)

0.8 (0.71,0.91)

0.72 (0.61,0.85)

0.0405

3

531

203

NA (79.24,NA)

0.72 (0.69,0.76)

0.62 (0.58,0.66)

 

4

38

22

58.2 (34.33,NA)

0.61 (0.47,0.78)

0.5 (0.36,0.69)

 

Stage

1

351

104

NA (NA,NA)

0.82 (0.78,0.86)

0.71 (0.66,0.76)

< 0.0001

2

131

58

77.63 (62.06,NA)

0.69 (0.62,0.78)

0.58 (0.5,0.68)

 

3

152

81

45.99 (31.64,81.7)

0.53 (0.46,0.62)

0.45 (0.37,0.54)

 

Preoperative

N

525

188

NA (81.7,NA)

0.75 (0.71,0.79)

0.65 (0.61,0.69)

0.0001

Hb < 12 g/dL

Y

110

55

58.51 (37.42,NA)

0.6 (0.51,0.7)

0.48 (0.39,0.59)

 

Perioperative

N

576

207

NA (79.24,NA)

0.75 (0.71,0.79)

0.65 (0.61,0.69)

< 0.0001

BT

Y

60

36

33.71 (22.5,NA)

0.48 (0.37,0.63)

0.35 (0.24,0.5)

 

Number of units

0

576

207

NA (79.24,NA)

0.75 (0.71,0.79)

0.65 (0.61,0.69)

< 0.0001

Transfused

1-3

36

23

30.39 (19.84,NA)

0.47 (0.33,0.68)

0.32 (0.19,0.53)

 

4-9

15

8

54.99 (24.24,NA)

0.56 (0.35,0.9)

0.4 (0.21,0.78)

 

>10

7

4

23.26 (4.76,NA)

0.36 (0.12,1)

0.36 (0.12,1)

 

Preoperative

N

532

187

NA (81.7,NA)

0.75 (0.72,0.79)

0.65 (0.61,0.7)

< 0.0001

Chemo-radiation

Y

104

56

51.41 (34.03,NA)

0.58 (0.49,0.68)

0.46 (0.37,0.57)

 

Postoperative

Chemo only

137

40

NA (81.8,NA)

0.8 (0.73,0.87)

0.72 (0.65,0.81)

< 0.0001

Chemo-radiation

Chemo-radiation

55

32

50.85 (34.03,NA)

0.58 (0.46,0.73)

0.43 (0.31,0.6)

 

None

408

147

NA (75.53,NA)

0.74 (0.7,0.78)

0.64 (0.59,0.69)

 

Radiation only

35

24

37.52 (23.26,65.05)

0.5 (0.36,0.7)

0.32 (0.2,0.53)

 
  1. P-values from the log-rank test (univariable analysis), p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. BMI Body mass index. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status. Hb Hemoglobin.