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Marital status and non‐small cell lung cancer survival: the Lung Cancer Database Project in Japan
Author(s) -
SaitoNakaya Kumi,
Nakaya Naoki,
Akechi Tatsuo,
Inagaki Masatoshi,
Asai Mariko,
Goto Koichi,
Nagai Kanji,
Nishiwaki Yutaka,
Tsugane Shoichiro,
Fukudo Shin,
Uchitomi Yosuke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/pon.1296
Subject(s) - lung cancer , cancer , marital status , medicine , oncology , demography , database , environmental health , computer science , sociology , population
Objective : Previous studies have suggested that marital status is associated with survival from lung cancer; however, its association is not conclusive. The association between marital status and survival in Japanese patients with non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was prospectively investigated. Methods : Between July 1999 and July 2004, a total of 1230 NSCLC patients were enrolled. The baseline survey consisted of the collection of clinical information and various demographic data, including marital status. A Cox regression model was used to estimate the hazards ratio (HR) of all‐cause mortality adjustments for age, BMI, education level, performance status, histology type, clinical stage, smoking status, choice of definitive treatment, and depression. Results : The multivariable adjusted HR of male widowed patients versus male married patients was 1.7 (95% confidence interval=1.2–2.5, p =0.005). However, no significant increased risk of death in female widowed patients compared with female married patients was observed (HR=0.7, 95% confidence interval=0.5–1.1, p =0.15). With regard to separated/divorced and single patients no significant increased risk of death in male and/or female compared with married patients was observed. Conclusions : The present data suggest that male widowed patients with NSCLC have a higher mortality rate than male married patients with NSCLC, after controlling for various factors. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.