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. 2006 Dec 19;96(1):95–103. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603524

Table 4. Univariate survival analysis of putative prognostic factors following surgical resection for gastric and gastro-oesophageal cancer.

  Overall survival
Cancer-specific survival
Parameter HR 95% CI P * HR 95% CI P *
HIF
 0 1 1  
 1/2/3/4 1.1 0.8–1.4 0.62 1.0 0.7–1.5 0.82
             
HIF
 Negative 1 1
 Focal 0.9 0.5–1.3 0.49 0.7 0.5–1.2 0.26
 Invasive edge 1.6 1.0–2.4 0.042 1.6 1.0–2.5 0.047
             
Diff
 Well 1 1
 Mod 2.9 1.4–6.2 0.005 3.4 1.3–8.5 0.011
 Poor 3.7 1.8–7.8 0.001 5.3 2.1–13.3 0.001
             
Lauren type
 Intestinal 1 1
 Diffuse 1.4 1.0–2.0 0.052 1.8 1.2–2.6 0.003
             
Location
 Non-GOJ 1 1
 GOJ 1.4 1.0–2.0 0.083 1.5 1.0–2.2 0.059
             
T stage
 T0/1 1 1
 T2 2.6 1.0–6.7 0.052 5.2 1.2–22.0 0.023
 T3 4.8 1.9–12.0 0.001 9.6 2.3–39.0 0.002
 T4 16.8 4.4–64.2 0.0001 37.5 6.8–207.6 0.0001
             
N stage
 N0 1 1
 N1 2.0 1.3–3.0 0.003 2.5 1.5–4.1 0.001
 N2 3.5 1.9–6.4 0.0001 4.8 2.5–9.2 0.0001
 N3 4.2 1.5–12.0 0.008 5.7 1.9–16.9 0.002
             
M stage
 M0 1 1
 M1 2.6 1.0–7.1 0.062 2.9 1.1–7.9 0.037
             
Overall TNM stage
 0/1 1 1
 2 1.4 0.8–2.6 0.25 1.8 0.9–3.6 0.12
 3 3.3 1.9–5.9 0.0001 4.5 2.3–8.8 0.0001
 4 7.6 3.3–17.5 0.0001 10.9 4.4–27.1 0.0001
             
R class
 R0 1 1
 R1 2.3 1.6–3.3 0.0001 2.7 1.8–4.0 0.0001
 R2 5.8 2.9–11.6 0.0001 7.2 3.6–14.5 0.0001

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; HR=hazard ratio; TNM=tumour node metastasis. *Obtained using a univariate Cox-proportional hazards model.