A real-world 1:1 propensity-matched study revealed unmarried status was independently associated with worse survival for patients with renal clear cell carcinoma

Zhang, Shi-Long; Sun, Hai-Tao; Li, Zhan-Ming; Zhang, Zheng-Yan; Wang, Wen-Rong; Wang, Xin; Wang, Zhi-Ming; Wang, Li-Shun

doi:10.7150/jca.31744

International Journal of Biological Sciences

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Theranostics

Journal of Genomics

Nanotheranostics

open access Global reach, higher impact

Full Text | PDF

J Cancer 2019; 10(16):3767-3777. doi:10.7150/jca.31744 This issue Cite

Research Paper

A real-world 1:1 propensity-matched study revealed unmarried status was independently associated with worse survival for patients with renal clear cell carcinoma

Shi-Long Zhang^1*, Hai-Tao Sun^2,3*, Zhan-Ming Li¹, Zheng-Yan Zhang¹, Wen-Rong Wang⁴, Xin Wang⁵, Zhi-Ming Wang^6,7✉, Li-Shun Wang^1✉

1. Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China;
2. Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China;
3. Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China;
4. Faculty of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P.R. China;
5. Department of acupuncture and moxibustion, Central Hospital of Shanghai Xuhui District, Shanghai 200031, P.R. China;
6. Department of Medical oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China;
7. Xiamen branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 668 Jinhu Road, Xiamen, 361000, P.R China.
^* Shi-Long Zhang and Hai-Tao Sun contribute equally to this paper.

✉ Corresponding authors: Li-Shun Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan hospital, Fudan University, No. 170 Xinsong Road, Minhang, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China. Tel: 86-021-60267405; E-mail: lis More

Citation:

Zhang SL, Sun HT, Li ZM, Zhang ZY, Wang WR, Wang X, Wang ZM, Wang LS. A real-world 1:1 propensity-matched study revealed unmarried status was independently associated with worse survival for patients with renal clear cell carcinoma. J Cancer 2019; 10(16):3767-3777. doi:10.7150/jca.31744. https://www.jcancer.org/v10p3767.htm

Other styles

Abstract

Background: Marital status has been reported as an independent prognostic factor for survival in various cancers, but it has been rarely studied in renal clear cell carcinoma (ccRCC). In this study, we aimed to assess the impact of marital status on the survival of ccRCC patients.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and identified 68599 of ccRCC patients between 1973 and 2015. These patients were divided into married, single, divorced and widowed groups. The survival differences among these groups were assessed by Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. Multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to identify the overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) independent factors. Furthermore, 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to minimize the potential confounding factors.

Results: Of the 68599 ccRCC patients, 44553 (64.95%) patients were married, 7410 (10.80%) were divorced, 10663 (15.54%) were single, and 5973 (8.71%) were widowed. The 5-year OS was 79.0%, 73.8%, 77.3%, and 66.4 % in the married, divorced, single, and widowed groups, respectively (p = 0.001) and the corresponding 5-year CSS rates were 85.5%, 83.3%, 80.8%, 76.5%, respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis marital status was the independent prognostic factor for OS and CSS. Compared with the married patients, the divorced, single, and widowed patients faced increased higher mortality risks for OS and CSS. In stratified analyses by sex, surgery conditions and cancer stages, those unmarried patients still had worse prognosis. The results were further confirmed in the 1: 1 matched group.

Conclusion: Unmarried ccRCC patients experienced worse survival than their married counterparts. Among the unmarried patients, the widowed suffered the highest mortality risks for OS and CSS.

Keywords: Renal clear cell carcinoma, marital status, cancer survival, propensity score matching, SEER

Citation styles

APA

Zhang, S.L., Sun, H.T., Li, Z.M., Zhang, Z.Y., Wang, W.R., Wang, X., Wang, Z.M., Wang, L.S. (2019). A real-world 1:1 propensity-matched study revealed unmarried status was independently associated with worse survival for patients with renal clear cell carcinoma. Journal of Cancer, 10(16), 3767-3777. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.31744.

ACS

Zhang, S.L.; Sun, H.T.; Li, Z.M.; Zhang, Z.Y.; Wang, W.R.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z.M.; Wang, L.S. A real-world 1:1 propensity-matched study revealed unmarried status was independently associated with worse survival for patients with renal clear cell carcinoma. J. Cancer 2019, 10 (16), 3767-3777. DOI: 10.7150/jca.31744.

NLM

CSE

Zhang SL, Sun HT, Li ZM, Zhang ZY, Wang WR, Wang X, Wang ZM, Wang LS. 2019. A real-world 1:1 propensity-matched study revealed unmarried status was independently associated with worse survival for patients with renal clear cell carcinoma. J Cancer. 10(16):3767-3777.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.