Table 4.
Univariate and multivariate survival analyses in α-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer patients
| Factor | Univariate1 |
Multivariate2 |
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| P value | HR | 95%CI | P value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male vs female | 0.3574 | |||
| Age (yr) | ||||
| 65 ≤ vs < 65 | 0.0917 | |||
| Location | ||||
| U vs ML | 0.4311 | |||
| Macroscopic type | ||||
| Type 1/2/3/4 vs Type 0-I/II/III | 0.3422 | |||
| Tumor size (mm) | ||||
| 40 ≤ vs < 40 | 0.3539 | |||
| Histological type | ||||
| Undifferentiated vs Differentiated | 0.0503 | |||
| pT categories | ||||
| T2/3/4 vs T1 | 0.1428 | |||
| Venous invasion | ||||
| Positive vs negative | 0.6696 | |||
| Lymphatic invasion | ||||
| Positive vs negative | 0.6188 | |||
| pN categories | ||||
| Positive vs negative | 0.9855 | |||
| Liver metastasis | ||||
| Positive vs negative | 0.0006 | 17.587 | 2.112-147.12 | 0.0081 |
1
The Kaplan-Meier method, and significance was determined by the log-rank test;
2
Multivariate survival analysis was performed using Cox’s proportional hazard model.