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. 2006 Nov;55(11):1598–1605. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.083063

Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses.

Death/n Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) p Value HR (95% CI) p Value
Age (y) 0.41 NS
 ⩽70 27/41 (66%) 1.0
 >70 18/29 (62%) 1.3 (0.7–2.4)
Sex 0.63 NS
 Female 22/35 (63%) 1.0
 Male 23/35 (66%) 1.2 (0.6–2.1)
UICC/TNM stage* 0.59 NS
 pI† 17/26 (65%) 1.0
 pII† 28/44 (64%) 1.2 (0.6–2.2)
Tumour extent 0.28 NS
 T1 9/16 (56%) 1.0
 T2 32/46 (70%) 1.5 (0.7–3.2)
 T3 4/8 (50%) 0.8 (0.2–2.6)
Lymph node disease 0.23 NS
 N0 18/30 (60%) 1.0
 N1 27/40 (68%) 1.5 (0.8–2.7)
Tumour size (cm) 0.47 NS
 0–2 12/20 (60%) 1.0
 >2 33/50 (66%) 1.3 (0.7–2.5)
Tumour grade
 Well 6/11 (55%) 1.0 0.0001 1.0 0.0001
 Moderate 16/33 (48%) 1.4 (0.5–3.5) 2.6 (0.9–7.3)
 Poor 23/26 (88%) 5.0 (1.9–13.0) 6.7 (2.4–18.5)
Perineural invasion
 No 13/24 (54%) 1.00 0.03 1.0 0.04
 Yes 32/46 (70%) 2.2 (1.1–4.2) 2.1 (1.0–4.2)
Lymphovascular invasion
 No 33/52 (63%) 1.0 NS NS
 Yes 12/18 (67%) 1.5 (0.8–2.9)
K‐ras in margins
 No 15/33 (45%) 1.00 0.0013 1.0 0.004
 Yes 30/37 (81%) 2.8 (1.5–5.3) 2.8 (1.4–5.5)
PanIN in margins‡
 No 1/3 1.0 0.67 NS
 Yes 11/27 0.72 (0.16–3.2)
K‐ras in tumour
 No 11/13 (85%) 1.0 0.15 NS
 Yes 34/57 (60%) .60 (.30–1.2)

*UICC/TNM 6th edition.

†pI and pII, pathological stage I and pathological stage II.

‡For patients with available pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia data.

HR (95% CI), hazard ratio (95% confidence interval).