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Table 5 Comparison of the validity of Tokuhashi and Tomita scores

From: Analysis of the predictive role and new proposal for surgical strategies based on the modified Tomita and Tokuhashi scoring systems for spinal metastasis

Survival groups

Scores

No. of cases

Survival period

Hazard ratio

Sig

 

Mean (95% CI)

Median (95% CI)

  

Tokuhashi

Original

1

12-15

12

37.1 (18.9 - 55.3)

17.1 (5.9 - 28.2)

-

0.000

2

9-11

21

32.8 (18.6 - 47.0)

10.7 (9.1 - 12.3)

1.23

0.654

3

0-8

79

9.4 (6.6 - 12.3)

5.3 (4.4 - 6.1)

3.17

0.004

Adjusted

1

12-15

14

38.3 (21.6 - 54.9)

17.1 (5.0 - 29.1)

-

0.000

2

9-11

27

26.9 (15.1 - 38.8)

8.9 (3.0 - 14.8)

1.67

0.222

3

0-8

71

9.0 (6.1 - 11.9)

4.9 (4.1 - 5.6)

3.56

0.001

Regrouped

1*

10-15

31

36.5 (24.9 - 48.1)

14.9 (5.3 - 24.5)

-

0.000

2*

6-9

47

12.9 (8.4 - 17.3)

6.2 (4.6 - 7.8)

2.42

0.002

3*

0-5

34

4.4 (3.3 - 5.5)

3.9 (2.1 - 5.8)

6.17

0.000

Tomita

Original

1

2-3

12

53.6 (36.3 - 70.8)

N/A

-

0.000

2

4-5

31

27.0 (16.2 - 37.8)

10.0 (7.7 - 12.4)

3.30

0.028

3

6-7

40

9.0 (5.7 - 12.4)

5.3 (4.4 - 6.1)

6.96

0.000

4

8-10

29

4.6 (3.2 - 6.0)

3.3 (2.2 - 4.5)

12.65

0.000

Regrouped

1*

2-3

12

53.6 (36.3 - 70.8)

N/A

-

0.000

2*

4-5

31

27.0 (16.2 - 37.8)

10.0 (7.7 - 12.4)

3.33

0.027

3*

6-8

57

8.2 (5.7 - 10.6)

5.5 (4.5 - 6.5)

7.65

0.000

  

4*

9-10

12

2.4 (1.7 - 3.1)

2.3 (1.7 - 2.9)

42.62

0.000

  1. *Reclassified groups after reorganization of prognostic scores. P-value obtained by Cox regression; P <0.050 denotes statistical significance (Sig) N/A, estimation data not available due to the lack of uncensored cases. Dash means no value for parameter.