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Table 4 Multivariate analyses for recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with clinical stage I NSCLC

From: Prognostic significance of preoperative plasma D-dimer level in patients with surgically resected clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

 

RFS

OS

Variables

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Age at operation, y

  < 70

  

1

 

  ≥ 70

2.39 (1.09–5.24)

0.029

Serum CEA, ng/ml

  ≤ 5

1

 

1

 

  > 5

1.03 (0.98–1.05)

0.061

1.74 (0.79–3.81)

0.163

SUVmax of primary tumor

  ≤ 2.3

1

 

1

 

  > 2.3

3.78 (1.61–8.72)

0.002

3.43 (1.36–8.61)

0.008

D-dimer, μg/ml

  ≤ 1.0

1

 

1

 

  > 1.0

1.92 (1.33–2.91)

0.041

2.24 (1.05–4.69)

0.032

Pleural invasion

 Absent

1

   

 Present

1.05 (0.98–1.09)

0.071

Pathological stage

 Stage I

1

 

1

 

 Stage II/III

4.01 (1.64–9.91)

0.003

4.11 (1.65–9.98)

0.003

  1. NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, SUV max maximum standardized uptake value, RFS recurrence-free survival, OS overall survival, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval