Table 3

Effect of presence or absence of surgery on associations of hospital of treatment and distance from a NASH with hazard of death from NSCLC in patients with localised, regional and distant stage disease

Hospital of treatment and distance from a NASHHR95% CIp ValueHR95% CIp Value
Multivariable model including surgery*Multivariable model excluding surgery*
Localised NSCLC patients (n=3240)
 Specialist hospital 0–39.911
 Specialist hospital 40–99.90.82(0.64 to 1.05)1.32(0.96 to 1.82)
 Specialist hospital 100+ 0.64(0.51 to 0.81)0.96(0.72 to 1.28)
 General hospital 0–39.91.69(1.43 to 2.00)1.28(1.00 to 1.65)
 General hospital 40–99.92.01(1.63 to 2.48)1.57(1.14 to 2.18)
 General hospital 100+ 1.82(1.55 to 2.13)p<0.00011.02(0.80 to 1.29)p<0.022
Regional NSCLC patients(n=2435)
 Specialist hospital 0–39.911
 Specialist hospital 40–99.90.82(0.66 to 1.01)0.99(0.79 to 1.23)
 Specialist hospital 100+ 0.77(0.63 to 0.93)0.93(0.76 to 1.13)
 General hospital 0–39.91.24(1.04 to 1.47)0.92(0.77 to 1.10)
 General hospital 40–99.91.58(1.26 to 1.98)1.03(0.82 to 1.30)
 General hospital 100+ 1.23(1.04 to 1.45)p<0.00010.84(0.71 to 0.99)p=0.2494
Distant NSCLC patients (n=3540)
 Specialist hospital 0–39.911
 Specialist hospital 40–99.90.82(0.64 to 1.06)0.92(0.71 to 1.18)
 Specialist hospital 100+ 0.65(0.52 to 0.80)0.77(0.62 to 0.95)
 General hospital 0–39.91.18(1.06 to 1.30)1.12(1.01 to 1.24)
 General hospital 40–99.91.21(1.07 to 1.38)1.09(0.96 to 1.24)
 General hospital 100+ 1.23(1.11 to 1.36)p<0.00011.10(0.99 to 1.22)p=0.0097
  • *Adjusted for hospital of treatment and distance from a NASH, sex, age at diagnosis, country of birth, comorbidity, COPD, smoking, method of diagnosis, histology, type of admission and time to diagnosis.

  • NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer.