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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis for overall survival

From: Prognostic factors affecting survival of patients with cancer-related pericardial effusion managed by surgery

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

HR

95% CI

P value

HR

95% CI

P value

Lung cancer

1.153

0.623 to 2.136

0.651

Adenocarcinoma

1.128

0.623 to 2.042

0.691

Interval between diagnoses of PE and primary cancer

0.994

0.981 to 1.007

0.384

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy

1.456

0.735 to 2.884

0.281

Pericardial metastasis on CT

2.224

1.148 to 4.306

0.018

2.078

1.077 to 4.012

0.029

Extrathoracic metastasis

1.818

0.980 to 3.373

0.058

Abnormal EKG

1.730

0.935 to 3.201

0.081

Cytopathologic malignant PE

2.079

1.114 to 3.878

0.021

1.964

1.053 to 3.663

0.034

  1. PE, pericardial effusion, CT, computed tomography.
  2. Cytopathologically malignant PE included positive PE and/or positive pericardial tissue.