Table 6 Covariate fixed effects from multilevel discrete-time and Bayesian spatial survival models

Area-level variables

Area-Remoteness Index of Australia

Major city

1.00

1.00

Inner regional

0.95 (0.88, 1.02)

0.98 (0.89, 1.07)

Outer regional

1.09 (1.01, 1.18)

1.06 (1.01, 1.19)

Remote

1.15 (1.02, 1.28)

1.09 (1.01, 1.21)

Relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage

Most advantaged

1.00

1.00

Advantaged

1.14 (1.03, 1.23)

1.08 (1.01, 1.17)

Middle

1.18 (1.08, 1.29)

1.15 (1.06, 1.25)

Disadvantaged

1.22 (1.11, 1.34)

1.17 (1.07, 1.28)

Most disadvantaged

1.23 (1.10, 1.36)

1.18 (1.07, 1.32)

Individual-level variables

modeled at unit record

modeled as aggregated data

Age group

20 to 49

0.24 (0.21, 0.27)

0.29 (0.26, 0.32)

50 to 59

0.29 (0.26, 0.32)

0.35 (0.32, 0.38)

60 to 69

0.42 (0.39, 0.46)

0.48 (0.45, 0.52)

70-79

0.68 (0.63, 0.73)

0.73 (0.69, 0.77)

80-85

1.00

1.00

Gender

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

1.08 (1.02, 1.14)

1.07 (1.02, 1.13)

Marital status

Married

1.00

1.00

Never married/single

1.33 (1.21, 1.46)

1.31 (1.20, 1.40)

Widowed

1.11 (1.03, 1.19)

1.09 (1.02, 1.15)

Divorced

1.18 (1.08, 1.29)

1.16 (1.08, 1.25)

Separated

0.94 (0.77, 1.13)

0.95 (0.81, 1.15)

Not stated

1.32 (1.02, 1.68)

1.36 (1.08, 1.69)

Occupation category

Professional

1.00

1.00

White collar

1.11 (1.02, 1.20)

1.07 (1.01, 1.15)

Blue collar

1.38 (1.29, 1.49)

1.29 (1.22, 1.37)

Not in labor force

0.46 (0.43, 0.50)

0.52 (0.49, 0.56)

Not stated/Inadequately described

0.35 (0.32, 0.39)

0.39 (0.35, 0.42)

Country of birth

Australia

1.00

1.00

Other English-speaking

0.96 (0.90, 1.02)

0.95 (0.92, 1.00)

Non-English-speaking

0.88 (0.76, 0.97)

0.87 (0.78, 0.98)

Indigenous status

Non Indigenous

1.00

1.00

Indigenous

1.16 (0.89, 1.49)

1.12 (0.97, 1.38)

Not stated

0.45 (0.39, 0.51)

0.48 (0.42, 0.54)

Site

Proximal (R) colon

1.02 (1.01, 1.08)

1.06 (1.01, 1.11)

Distal (L) colon

1.03 (0.96, 1.10)

1.07 (1.01, 1.13)

Colon NOS

1.04 (1.01, 1.16)

1.08 (1.00, 1.18)

Rectal

1.00

1.00

Stage

Stage I

1.00

1.00

Stage II

1.61 (1.47, 1.77)

1.57 (1.44, 1.71)

Stage III

3.17 (2.91, 3.45)

2.85 (2.64, 3.10)

Stage IV

11.41 (10.30, 12.57)

7.88 (7.23, 8.59)

Unknown stage

2.09 (1.86, 2.34)

2.10 (1.91, 2.32)

Differentiation

Well differentiated

1.00

1.00

Moderately differentiated

1.14 (1.01, 1.29)

1.18 (1.06, 1.32)

Poorly differentiated

1.64 (1.44, 1.87)

1.65 (1.47, 1.85)

Not stated differentiation

1.25 (1.09, 1.43)

1.35 (1.20, 1.52)

Surgical margins

Clear

1.00

1.00

Positive

1.42 (1.19, 1.66)

1.37 (1.19, 1.57)

Unknown margin

1.84 (1.68, 2.01)

1.73 (1.61, 1.85)