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Table 4 Impact of MDTMs on survival

From: Multidisciplinary team meetings: are all patients presented and does it impact quality of care and survival – a registry-based study

 

Overall survival - HR (CI)

n = 3472

Excluding patients dying within 3 months after diagnosis - HR (CI)

n = 3194

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Presentation in MDTMs

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p = 0.005

 Yes

1

1

1

1

 No

3.5 (3.0–4.2)

2.8 (2.4–3.4)

1.7 (1.3–2.3)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

Sex

p = 0.16

p = 0.16

p = 0.63

p = 0.14

 Male

1

1

1

1

 Female

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

Age at diagnosis (year)

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 ≤50

1

1

1

1

 [51–65]

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

 [66–75]

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

 [76–80]

1.9 (1.5–2.5)

2.3 (1.8–2.9)

1.9 (1.5–2.4)

2.3 (1.8–3.0)

 > 80

3.2 (2.5–3.9)

3.9 (3.1–4.8)

2.9 (2.3–3.6)

3.9 (3.1–4.9)

Tumour localisation

p = 0.17

p = 0.005

p = 0.95

p < 0.001

 Colon

1

1

1

1

 Rectal

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

Metastasis

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 Yes

4.3 (3.9–4.7)

5.5 (5.0–6.0)

4.4 (4.0–4.8)

5.7 (5.1–6.3)

 No

1

1

1

1

 Unknown

5.7 (4.2–7.8)

2.8 (2.1–3.9)

3.9 (2.5–5.8)

2.4 (1.6–3.7)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 0

1

1

1

1

 1

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

1.3 (1.1–1.4)

1.5 (1.3–1.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.4)

 > 1

1.9 (1.7–2.2)

1.7 (1.6–1.9)

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

1.8 (1.6–2.0)

 Unknown

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1 .0 (0.8–1.2)

Travel time quintiles (min)

p = 0.60

p = 0.66

p = 0.82

p = 0.74

 Q1 [3–10]

1

1

1

1

 Q2 [11–17]

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

 Q3 [18–28]

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

 Q4 [29–39]

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

 Q5 [40–75]

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

European Deprivation Index quintiles

p < 0.001

p = 0.27

p < 0.001

p = 0.14

 Q1 (less deprived)

1

1

1

1

 Q2

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

 Q3

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

 Q4

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

 Q5 (most deprived)

1.3 (1.1–1.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)