Table 2 Coefficients of the full model equation
From: Prognostic model for overall survival of head and neck cancer patients in the palliative phase
Characteristic | Coefficients (β) | Shrinked coefficients (β) |
|---|---|---|
No. previous HNSCC (0) | - | Â |
1 | 0.5641 | 0.5027918 |
2 | 0.5471 | 0.4876394 |
3 / 4 | 0.6946 | 0.6191086 |
Reason of palliative phase (incurable tumor) | - | Â |
refusal of curative treatment | 0.3285 | 0.2927975 |
cT (0) | - | Â |
1 | -0.2606 | -0.2322771 |
2 | -0.2243 | -0.1999223 |
3 | 0.0984 | 0.08770556 |
4 | 0.3418 | 0.304652 |
cN (0) | - | Â |
1 | 0.1605 | 0.1430563 |
2 | 0.2000 | 0.1782633 |
3 | 0.5154 | 0.4593846 |
cM (0) | - | Â |
1 | 0.4154 | 0.370253 |
Weight loss in the in the 6 months before diagnosis kg | 0.0279 | 0.02486774 |
WHO performance (0) | - | Â |
1 | 0.4343 | 0.3870988 |
2 | 0.5884 | 0.5244507 |
3 / 4 | 1.4251 | 1.270215 |