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Table 6.

Multivariate Analysis of Prognostic Factors

Variable	p-value	Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated	0.7806	1.052 (0.737–1.501)
History of smoking	0.4596	0.876 (0.618–1.243)
AJCC/UICC N status	0.3861	1.146 (0.842–1.560)
Tumor size (cm)	0.1111	0.952 (0.897–1.011)
AJCC/UICC T status	0.0563	1.246 (0.994–1.562)
AJCC/UICC M status	0.0093	1.831 (1.161–2.890)
Positive margin	0.0080	1.862 (1.176–2.946)
N ratio	0.0061	3.705 (1.452–9.454)
Tumor located in GE junction/cardia or diffuse	0.0035	1.757 (1.203–2.564)