Table 2.

S-bFGF and the Components of the IPI in Multivariate Analyses

Factor Pβ SE RR (eβ)95% CI for RR
WHO performance status  
 0-1v 2-4  <.0001  1.21  0.29  3.35  1.92-5.87 
 Continuous  <.0001  
Age at diagnosis (yr)  
 ≤60v >60  <.0001  1.02  0.25  2.79  1.14-4.58 
 Continuous  .0009  
Ann Arbor stage  
 I-IIv III-IV  .0019  0.80  0.26  2.23  1.33-3.72 
 Continuous  .0028  
S-bFGF at diagnosis  
 <5.5v ≥5.5 pg/mL (the highest quartile)  .0079  0.70 0.27  2.02  1.20-3.42  
 Continuous  .024  
Serum LDH at diagnosis  
 Normal v abnormal  .014  0.65 0.27  1.92  1.14-3.25  
 Continuous  .74  
No. of extranodal tumor sites  
 ≤1 v >1  .039  0.71 0.35  2.04  1.04-4.01  
 Continuous  .35 
Factor Pβ SE RR (eβ)95% CI for RR
WHO performance status  
 0-1v 2-4  <.0001  1.21  0.29  3.35  1.92-5.87 
 Continuous  <.0001  
Age at diagnosis (yr)  
 ≤60v >60  <.0001  1.02  0.25  2.79  1.14-4.58 
 Continuous  .0009  
Ann Arbor stage  
 I-IIv III-IV  .0019  0.80  0.26  2.23  1.33-3.72 
 Continuous  .0028  
S-bFGF at diagnosis  
 <5.5v ≥5.5 pg/mL (the highest quartile)  .0079  0.70 0.27  2.02  1.20-3.42  
 Continuous  .024  
Serum LDH at diagnosis  
 Normal v abnormal  .014  0.65 0.27  1.92  1.14-3.25  
 Continuous  .74  
No. of extranodal tumor sites  
 ≤1 v >1  .039  0.71 0.35  2.04  1.04-4.01  
 Continuous  .35 

Abbreviations: β, estimated coefficient of the hazard function; SE, standard error; RR, relative risk.

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