Table 3

Relative risk of death in patients for different treatment intervals

VariablesUnadjustedAdjusted
HRP valueHR95% CIP value*
Interval from cancer diagnosis to treatment
 ≤7 days (ref.)
 8~14 days1.26<0.0011.041.01 to 1.070.004
 15~60 days1.30<0.0011.061.04 to 1.09<0.001
 ≥61 days1.66<0.0011.081.04 to 1.11<0.001
Gender
 Female (ref.)
 Male1.54<0.0011.501.47 to 1.53<0.001
Age (years)
 ≤44 (ref.)
 45~540.970.3570.970.92 to 1.030.351
 55~641.020.4781.030.97 to 1.090.331
 65~741.63<0.0011.271.21 to 1.34<0.001
 ≥751.93<0.0011.791.69 to 1.88<0.001
Monthly salary
 Low income (ref.)
 ≤17 2800.72<0.0010.890.80 to 1.000.049
 17 281~22 8000.81<0.0010.860.78 to 0.950.002
 22 801~28 8000.74<0.0010.830.75 to 0.91<0.001
 28 801~36 3000.60<0.0010.790.71 to 0.87<0.001
 36 301~45 8000.59<0.0010.780.70 to 0.87<0.001
 ≥45 8010.56<0.0010.730.66 to 0.81<0.001
Urbanisation level
 Level 1 (ref.)
 Level 21.07<0.0010.990.96 to 1.020.523
 Level 31.20<0.0011.041.00 to 1.070.036
 Level 41.21<0.0011.010.98 to 1.050.596
 Level 51.33<0.0011.010.95 to 1.080.671
 Level 61.39<0.0011.091.04 to 1.150.001
 Level 71.25<0.0011.020.96 to 1.070.570
CCI score
 ≤3 (ref.)
 4~61.35<0.0011.181.14 to 1.21<0.001
 ≥71.80<0.0011.281.25 to 1.31<0.001
Other catastrophic illness
 No (ref.)
 Yes1.25<0.0011.261.19 to 1.33<0.001
Cancer stage
 Stage I (ref.)
 Stage II2.29<0.0012.061.91 to 2.23<0.001
 Stage III4.48<0.0013.943.75 to 4.13<0.001
 Stage IV6.51<0.0015.895.62 to 6.17<0.001
MDT care
 No (ref.)
 Yes0.950.0010.910.88 to 0.94<0.001
Hospital level
 Medical centres (ref.)
 Regional hospitals1.28<0.0010.990.96 to 1.020.347
 District hospitals2.06<0.0011.251.17 to 1.34<0.001
 Others1.170.1370.900.73 to 1.100.286
Hospital ownership
 Public (ref.)
 Private1.27<0.0011.131.10 to 1.16<0.001
Hospital services volume
 Low (ref.)
 Middle0.72<0.0010.830.81 to 0.85<0.001
 High0.59<0.0010.710.68 to 0.74<0.001

  • *Cox proportional hazards regression.

  • CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; MDT, multidisciplinary team.