Table 1 Predictors of non-terminal and terminal events utilizing Bayesian Independent AFT model with log-Normal baseline survival distribution

Age at Diagnosis (years)

Trend effect

0.764

0.538–0.935*

0.396

0.313–0.532 *

0.659

0.559–0803 *

Gender

Male

0.596

0.456–0.855 *

0.666

0.363–1.074

0.951

0.697–1.203

Metastasis to other sites

Yes

0.735

0.589–1.022

0.566

0.490–0.835*

0.821

0.594–1.052

Number of chemotherapies

Trend effect

1.583

1.367–1.863 *

1.541

1.332–2.243 *

2.029

1.792–2.191 *

Grade

(differentiation level)

Well

Referent

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Moderate

0.648

0.503–0.955 *

0.527

0.387–0.674 *

1.053

0.839–1.277

Poor

0.856

0.733–0.988 *

0.558

0.380–1.030

1.310

0.875–1.174

Tumor size

Trend effect

0.709

0.610–0.929 *

0.595

0.500–0.679 *

0.893

0.781–1.010

PT-Stage

T2

Referent

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T3

0.601

0.530–0.713 *

0.363

0.592 − 0.301 *

0.983

0.746–1.414

T4

0.962

0.872–1.319

0.434

0.347–0.545*

0.853

0.509–1.402

TX

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

PN-Stage

N0

Referent

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N1

1.272

0.967–1.586

1.947

1.728–2.122

0.760

0.576–1.468

N2

0.714

0.577–0.935 *

1.302

1.000–1.620

0.802

0.592 − 0.086

NX

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC