Research Article

The Influence of Marital Status on the Survival of Patients with Uveal Melanoma

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate analysis for CSS in uveal melanoma patients.

VariablesMedian CCS (month)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Log-rank χ2 valueHR (95% CI) value

Gender0.023
 Male474.1640.041Reference
 Female500.767 (0.610, 0.965)
Age at diagnosis21.099<0.001<0.001
 <4051.5Reference
 40–59571.221 (0.680, 2.190)0.504
 60–79462.329 (1.316, 4.124)0.004
 ≥8033.53.730 (1.931, 7.205)<0.001
Race7.2020.0660.158
 Black34Reference
 White480.055
 Others44.50.673
 Unknown77.50.031
Diagnosis year17.2890.0010.001
 2004–2006117Reference
 2007–2009860.588 (0.448, 0.773)0
 2010–2012480.707 (0.522, 0.956)0.025
 2013–2015150.527 (0.324, 0.859)0.01
Marital status21.099<0.0010.029
 Married49Reference
 Single470.851 (0.580, 1.247)0.407
 Divorced/separated461.592 (1.139, 2.224)0.006
Widowed471.254 (0.865, 1.818)0.233
 SEER stage195.694<0.001<0.001
 Localized48Reference
 Regional65.52.651 (1.989, 3.533)<0.001
 Metastatic1310.733 (6.351, 18.141)<0.001
Surgery98.593<0.001<0.001
 Yes41Reference
 No/unknown480.456 (0.388, 0.534)<0.001
Median household income10.7540.0130.320
 Quartile 147Reference
 Quartile 2450.413
 Quartile 3470.453
 Quartile 4550.853
Registry sites10.6130.0140.002
 West46Reference
 Midwest500.927 (0.639, 1.347)0.692
 South481.620 (1.242, 2.113)<0.001
 Northeast600.923 (0.667, 1.278)0.631