Table 3. Relationship between variables and overall survival following curative resection for colorectal cancer.

	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	(P-value)	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	(P-value)
Age
(<65/65–74/>75 years)	2.84 (1.86–4.34)	<0.001	2.81 (1.83–4.29)	<0.001
Sex (male/female)		0.132		0.261
Deprivation index (1–7)	1.22 (1.02–1.47)	0.032	1.26 (1.04–1.51)	0.018
Tumour site
(colon/rectum)		0.310		0.240
Dukes stage (B/C)	2.37((1.36–4.13)	0.002	2.64 (1.48–4.71)	0.001
Adjuvant therapy (yes/no)		0.414		0.610
C-reactive protein
(⩽10/>10 mg l−l)	2.02 (1.15–3.58)	0.015	2.12 (1.17–3.87)	0.014