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. 2010 May 14;10:203. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-203

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis on OS and DFS in 143 colorectal cancer patients

DFS OS


HR 95% C.I p HR 95% C.I p
VEGF, <825 vs. ≥825 pg/mL* 1.281 0.41-4.03 0.672 4.779 1.15-19.94 0.032
IL-6, <11.68 vs. ≥11.68 pg/mL* 1.284 0.44-3.73 0.646 1.391 0.36-5.44 0.634
CRP, <0.18 vs. ≥0.18 mg/dL* 1.030 0.38-2.80 0.954 0.869 0.22-3.51 0.844
CEA, <5 vs. ≥5 ng/mL 8.391 2.51-28.07 0.001 7.981 1.44-44.10 0.012
Tumor size, <5 vs. ≥5 cm 0.210 0.06-0.81 0.023 3.448 0.29-41.06 0.327
T, T1 vs. T2 vs. T3 vs. T4 2.479 0.94-6.57 0.068 5.963 0.76-46.87 0.090
N, N0 vs. N1 vs. N2 4.807 2.38-9.72 <0.001 5.867 2.86-86.20 0.002
Stage, I vs. II vs. III 0.783 0.12-5.10 0.798 0.042 0.00-0.67 0.025
Age, <60 vs. ≥60 0.726 0.20-2.59 0.622 11.91 2.14-66.33 0.005

* cutoff value by ROC curve