Table 2 Survival and death rates based on Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI), Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) categories
Patient groups and categories | No. (%) | No. deaths (%) | Median survival, days (95% confidence interval) | Adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | 217(100) | 204(94.0) | 16 (11.4–21.4) | - | -- |
PPI | |||||
Good prognosis (score 0–4) | 52 (24.0) | 44 (84.6) | 49 (38.4–59.6) | 1 | reference |
Intermediate prognosis (score 4.5–6.0) | 33 (15.2) | 30 (90.9) | 15 (9.3-20.6) | 1.73 (1.07–2.80) | 0.026 |
Poor prognosis (score > 6) | 132 (60.8) | 130 (98.5) | 7 (4.7–9.3) | 3.40 (2.31–4.98) | <0.001 |
GPS | |||||
Good prognosis (score 0) | 15 (6.9) | 14 (93.3) | 66 (0–140.5) | 1 | reference |
Intermediate prognosis (score 1) | 56 (30.9) | 50 (89.3) | 11 (1.5–20.4) | 2.12 (1.13–3.97) | 0.020 |
Poor prognosis (score 2) | 146 (62.2) | 140 (95.9) | 17 (12.8–21.2) | 1.71 (0.964–3.05) | 0.069 |
CCI | |||||
Good prognosis (score 0) | 114 (52.5) | 103 (90.4) | 17 (12.6–21.4) | 1 | reference |
Poor prognosis (score ≥ 1) | 103 (47.5) | 101 (98.1) | 14 (7.7–20.3) | 1.11 (0.82–1.50) | 0.51 |