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. 2013 Feb 22;8(2):e55494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055494

Table 5. Variables in the equation.

variables HR 95%CI P value
Lower Upper
gender 2.270 1.480 3.481 <0.001
Age 2.282 1.573 3.310 <0.001
Location 0.828 0.697 0.984 0.081
Pathology 0.918 0.693 1.217 0.712
Stage 0.808 0.585 1.118 0.333
Complication 5.292 2.303 12.162 <0.001
BSA 0.024 0.003 0.190 <0.001
BMI 0.886 0.815 0.962 0.004
CEA 0.867 0.674 1.116 0.035
WBC 1.313 0.119 14.446 0.883
NE 2.675 0.381 18.784 0.443
HGB 1.231 0.888 1.707 0.305
PLT 5.224 1.264 21.600 0.065
ALT 9.156 0.613 136.825 0.146
AST 0.166 0.009 2.931 0.192
ALP 4.264 1.034 17.595 0.062
TP 0.468 0.264 0.829 0.095
ALB 1.357 0.618 2.980 0.012
TB 3.528 0.685 18.159 0.099
CR 0.765 0.388 2.006 0.882

BSA: body surface area; BMI: body mass index; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; WBC: white blood cell; NE: neutrophils; HGB: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; ALT: glutamic pyruvic transaminase; AST: glutamic oxalacetictransaminease; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; TP: total protein; ALB: albumin; TB: total bilirubin; CR: creatinine.