Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in the diffuse type of gastric cancer patients for recurrence-free survival.
| Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis
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|---|---|---|---|
| P-value | P-value | RR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) | 0.508 | 0.694 | 0.837 (0.345-2.033) |
| <60 (vs ⩾60) | |||
| Gender | 0.090 | 0.850 | 1.104 (0.395-3.088) |
| Male (vs female) | |||
| Lymph node metastatsis | 0.010 | 0.230 | 0.488 (0.151-1.576) |
| N2+N3 (vs N0+N1) | |||
| TNM stage | 0.024 | 0.349 | 0.576 (0.181-1.829) |
| StageIII+IV (vs stageII+I) | |||
| Stathmin1 expression | 0.009 | 0.049 | 0.328 (0.108-0.996) |
| Positive (vs negative) | |||
Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; RR=relative risk; TNM=The tumour-node-metastasis staging system.