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Table 3 Hazard risk for all cause mortality in elder patients by excluding patients dying within 1 years or patients with chronic disease or patients treated with immunotherapy

From: PG-SGA SF in nutrition assessment and survival prediction for elderly patients with cancer

 

HR (95%CI)

 

HR (95%CI)a

p value

Excluding patients dying within 1 years

 PG-SGA SF(as continuous)

1.06(1.05,1.08)

< 0.001

1.02 (1.01,1.04)

0.008

 PG-SGA SF

   ≤ 5

ref

 

ref

 

   > 5

1.61(1.39,1.87)

< 0.001

1.32 (1.13,1.55)

0.001

Excluding patients with chronic disease

 PG-SGA-SF(as continuous)

1.12(1.07,1.18)

< 0.001

1.09 (1.02,1.17)

0.008

 PG-SGA-SF

   ≤ 5

ref

 

ref

 

   > 5

2.67(1.62,4.39)

< 0.001

1.91 (1.02,3.58)

0.044

Patients treated with immunotherapy.

 PG-SGA-SF(as continuous)

1.13(1.07,1.2)

< 0.001

1.10(1.02,1.17)

0.008

 PG-SGA-SF

   ≤ 5

ref

   

   > 5

2.63(1.56,4.44)

< 0.001

2.56(1.33,4.95)

0.005

  1. Abbreviations: HR hazard ratio, PG-SGA-SF Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short form
  2. a Adjusted by: gender, age, smoking, alcohol, tumors type, TNM stage, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, KPS, A/B, NLR, HGS