Table 2.

Univariate analysis of DFS and OS in 136 patients with ESCC

Variables	DFS (n=136)		OS (n=136)
	HR (95% CI)	P	HR (95% CI)	P
Age, years (≤62/>62)	0.682 (0.462-1.005)	0.053	0.714 (0.483-1.054)	0.090
Gender (male/female)	0.452 (0.256-0.798)	0.006*	0.417 (0.232-0.747)	0.003*
WHO Grade (1/2/3)	1.362 (1.053-1.763)	0.019*	1.324 (1.023-1.715)	0.033*
Tumor (T) status (1-2/3-4)	1.569 (1.019-2.416)	0.041*	1.508 (0.976-2.332)	0.064
Nodal (N) status (0/1)	2.095 (1.415-3.101)	<0.001*	1.998 (1.346-2.965)	0.001*
TNM stage (I-II/III-IV)	1.346 (1.110-1.633)	0.003*	1.318 (1.085-1.601)	0.005*
MIF in tumor cells (low/high)	1.518 (1.028-2.242)	0.036*	1.532 (1.034-2.269)	0.033*
CXCR4 in tumor cells (low/high)	1.537 (1.035-2.283)	0.033*	1.550 (1.041-2.307)	0.031*
MIF in lymphocytes (low/high)	1.548 (1.053-2.275)	0.026*	1.481 (1.003-2.185)	0.048*
CXCR4 in lymphocytes (low/high)	0.738 (0.501-1.085)	0.122	0.715 (0.485-1.055)	0.091

Note: * P < 0.05.