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. 2013 Sep 12;8(9):e73528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073528

Table 3. Multivariate Cox regression analysis for overall survival in patients with different tumor locations.

Terms Hazard ratio 95%CI P
Age 0.0001
<50 1
50-59 1.036 0.851-1.261 0.724
60-69 1.507 1.249-1.819 0.0001
70-79 1.941 1.577-2.389 0.0001
>80 2.616 1.717-3.985 0.0001
Gender
Male 1.215 1.056-1.398 0.006
Female 1
Time duration 0.0001
 1970s 1
 1980s 2.113 1.042-4.284 0.038
 1990s 1.438 0.716-2.886 0.307
 2000s 1.099 0.537-2.250 0.797
Tumor locations 0.0001
Ascending 0.668 0.529-0.844 0.001
Transverse 0.799 0.518-1.231 0.308
Descending 0.611 0.420-0.888 0.01
Sigmoid 0.725 0.589-0.891 0.002
Rectum 1
Pathology grade 0.001
Grade I 1
Grade II 1.050 0.831-1.327 0.682
Grade III 1.642 1.245-2.166 0.0001
Examined lymph nodes 0.0001
N=0 1.667 1.274-2.182 0.001
N<12 1.090 0.906-1.310 0.361
N≥12 1
T stage 0.0001
1 1
2 1.368 0.845-2.214 0.202
3 1.935 1.205-3.107 0.006
4 2.267 1.403-3.662 0.001
N stage 0.0001
0 1
1 2.349 1.955-2.821 0.0001
2 3.391 2.727-4.216 0.0001