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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2013; 5(3): 60-67
Published online Mar 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i3.60
Table 1 Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for age and the different regions
MDT-NoMDT-ChangeMDT-YesRest of Norway
All UGI cancers2000-2004HR 0.96, (0.83-1.10)HR 0.96, (0.82-1.13)HR 0.901, (0.80-1.0)HR 0.96, (0.83-1.11)
2005-2008HR 0.96, (0.82-1.13)HR 0.811, (0.67-0.97)HR 0.791, (0.70-0.89)HR 0.851, (0.77-0.93)
Oesophagus2000-2004HR 0.75, (0.49-1.15)HR 1.12, (0.75-1.68)HR 0.86, (0.63-1.17)HR 0.89, (0.73-1.1)
2005-2008HR 1.08, (0.72-1.61)HR 0.601, (0.38-0.95)HR 0.741, (0.53-1.02)HR 0.84, (0.67-1.06)
Gastric2000-2004HR 0.94, (0.70-1.26)HR 0.87 (0.66-1.15)HR 0.99, (0.84-1.12)HR 0.94, (0.70-1.25)
2005-2008HR 0.94, (0.70-1.23)HR 0.631, (0.43-0.93)HR 0.791, (0.65-0.97)HR 0.821, (0.70-0.95)
Pancreas2000-2004HR 0.97, (0.79-1.2)HR 1.04, (0.83-1.3)HR 0.90, (0.77-1.06)HR 1.02, (1.02-1.03)
2005-2008HR 0.92, (0.74-1.2)HR 1.01, (0.78-1.3)HR 0.841, (0.71-1.0)HR 0.88, (0.78-1.0)
Table 2 Patient characteristics n(%)
Diagnosed Jan 2000-Dec 2004
Diagnosed Jan 2005-Dec 2008
MDT-MixMDT-NoMDT-ChangeMDT-YesOther regionsMDT-MixMDT-NoMDT-ChangeMDT-YesOther regions
Tumor type
Oesophagus113 (15.4)31 (11.8)30 (14.6)68 (10.0)657 (12.9)91 (15.2)35 (16.2)30 (19.6)72 (12.8)571 (14.1)
Gastric258 (35.2)110 (41.8)77 (37.6)318 (47.0)2146 (42.2)214 (35.8)73 (33.8)45 (29.4)240 (42.6)1534 (38.0)
Pancreas362 (49.4)122 (46.4)98 (47.8)291 (43.0)2278 (44.8)293 (49.0)108 (50.0)78 (51.0)252 (44.7)1935 (47.9)
Total733 (100.0)263 (100.0)205 (100.0)677 (100.0)5081 (100.0)598 (100.0)216 (100.0)153 (100.0)564 (100.0)4040 (100.0)
Stage
No metastasis109 (14.9)38 (14.4)28 (13.7)81 (12.0)694 (13.7)59 (9.9)30 (13.9)28 (18.3)71 (12.6)543 (13.4)
Lymph node metastasis155 (21.1)62 (23.6)49 (23.9)182 (26.9)1195 (23.5)125 (20.9)52 (24.1)44 (28.8)141 (25.0)926 (22.9)
Distant metastasis293 (40.0)104 (39.5)85 (41.5)303 (44.8)2083 (41.0)237 (39.6)97 (44.9)57 (37.3)237 (42.0)1642 (40.6)
Unknown176 (24.0)59 (22.4)43 (21.0)111 (16.4)1109 (21.8)177 (29.6)37 (17.1)24 (15.7)115 (20.4)929 (23.0)
Total733 (100.0)263 (100.0)205 (100.0)677 (100.0)5081 (100.0)598 (100.0)216 (100.0)153 (100.0)564 (100.0)4040 (100.0)