Table 2

Results of Cox regression analyses using all patient features, all NHS trust level features, surgical intervention or not and clustering by NHS trust (n=34 365)

No of patientsNo who died(%)*Unadjusted HR (95% CI)Adjusted HR (95% CI)p Value
Sex
 Male20 84817 14482
 Female13 51710 616790.90 (0.88 to 0.92)0.90 (0.88 to 0.92)<0.001
Age quintile
 1 (30–62 years)8183637278<0.001
 2 (63–69 years)76165897771.02 (0.98 to 1.06)1.04 (1.00 to 1.07)
 3 (70–75 years)76606210811.15 (1.11 to 1.19)1.10 (1.06 to 1.14)
 4 (76–80 years)60845068831.28 (1.24 to 1.33)1.17 (1.13 to 1.22)
 5 (81–100 years)48224213871.57 (1.51 to 1.64)1.32 (1.26 to 1.39)
Stage
 IA117744838<0.001
 IB21371062501.43 (1.28 to 1.60)1.27 (1.11 to 1.46)
 IIA20279391.03 (0.81 to 1.31)1.00 (0.79 to 1.28)
 IIB1446905632.08 (1.85 to 2.32)1.71 (1.48 to 1.99)
 IIIA27722083752.82 (2.55 to 3.13)1.98 (1.73 to 2.27)
 IIIB54104564844.09 (3.71 to 4.50)2.67 (2.33 to 3.05)
 IV10 91310 106936.37 (5.80 to 7.01)3.85 (3.35 to 4.42)
 Occult5026521.56 (1.05 to 2.31)1.24 (0.83 to 1.86)
 Missing10 2588487833.93 (3.57 to 4.32)2.53 (2.19 to 2.91)
Performance status
 05839380465<0.001
 192677226781.49 (1.43 to 1.55)1.28 (1.22 to 1.33)
 253004737892.50 (2.40 to 2.61)1.87 (1.76 to 1.99)
 332303103964.51 (4.30 to 4.74)3.12 (2.91 to 3.35)
 4737722987.62 (7.03 to 8.25)5.21 (4.39 to 6.17)
 Missing99928168821.82 (1.75 to 1.89)1.54 (1.45 to 1.62)
Ethnic group
 White26 40821 488810.0004§
 Black231177770.84 (0.72 to 0.97)0.81 (0.70 to 0.93)
 Asian18971433760.98 (0.93 to 1.03)0.95 (0.89 to 1.02)
 Mixed race10384820.86 (0.77 to 1.18)0.96 (0.79 to 1.18)
 Other160115720.83 (0.69 to 1.00)0.86 (0.73 to 1.02)
 Missing55664463801.03 (1.00 to 1.06)1.05 (1.01 to 1.09)
Townsend quintile
 1 (most affluent)51724161800.661
 263635128811.01 (0.97 to 1.05)1.00 (0.96 to 1.05)
 366275345811.03 (0.99 to 1.06)1.00 (0.96 to 1.05)
 471155671801.01 (0.97 to 1.05)0.99 (0.94 to 1.03)
 5 (least affluent)90117390821.04 (1.00 to 1.08)0.99 (0.94 to 1.05)
 Missing7765841.12 (0.87 to 1.42)0.87 (0.67 to 1.14)
Charlson index
 015 53612 10578<0.001
 169315431781.10 (1.06 to 1.13)1.06 (1.02 to 1.09)
 2 or 357954592791.16 (1.12 to 1.20)1.07 (1.03 to 1.11)
 4+61035632922.00 (1.93 to 2.06)1.59 (1.52 to 1.66)
Surgery
 No29 88725 94087
 Yes44781820410.24 (0.23 to 0.25)0.41 (0.39 to 0.44)<0.001
Surgery centre
 No25 13120 51782
 Yes92347243790.91 (0.89 to 0.94)0.95 (0.89 to 1.01)0.09
Radiotherapy centre
 No21 53617 55081
 Yes12 82910 210800.97 (0.95 to 0.99)1.02 (0.96 to 1.09)0.539
Trial centre
 Poor23 04318 64281
 Good11 3229118810.98 (0.95 to 1.00)1.01 (0.96 to 1.06)0.734
  • * Percentage of patients in each variable who have died.

  • Adjusted HR is adjusted for all other variables in the table.

  • p for trend.

  • § Result of a likelihood ratio test.