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Surgical outcomes, survival and prognostic factors in a cohort of lung cancer patients operated at the University of Chile Clinical Hospital

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Univariate analysis of prognostic factors for survival.
VariablesCategoriesHR (95% CI)P value
GenderFemale1
Male2.01 (1.24 to 3.25)0.005
Age (years)1.03 (1.01 to 1.06)0.012
HistologyAdenocarcinoma1
Low grade carcinoid0.21 (0.029 to 1.56)0.128
Squamous2.4 (1.38 to 4.04)0.002
Undifferentiated3.97 (2.01 to 7.84)< 0.0005
StageStage 0 or 11
Stage 22.16 (1.2 to 3.92)0.011
Stage 3 or 42.46 (1.34 to 4.53)0.004
Regional disseminationN01
N12.37 (1.41 to 3.98)0.001
N2 o N33.12 (1.44 to 6.77)0.004
ComplicationsNo1
Yes2.35 (0.42 to 3.88)0.001

CI, confidence interval.HR, hazard ratio.

Data from patients operated on for lung cancer. HR for age is interpreted as an increase in risk for each additional year.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.