Table III.

Uni- and multivariate analysis for predictors of survival in gastric cancer patients

Variable	Univariate			Multivariate
	HR	95% CI	P value	HR	95% CI	P value
Gender (male)	0.83	0.46–1.47	0.521
Age [≧69 (median)]	1.2	0.74–1.95	0.455
Tumor size [≧5.5cm (median)]	1.60	0.98–2.62	0.061
T classification (pT3/4)	3.76	1.99–7.09	<0.001*	2.06	0.93–4.55	0.074
Histological type (intestinal type)	0.99	0.61–1.60	0.956
Lymphatic invasion (present)	2.07	0.65–6.58	0.219
Venous invasion (present)	3.08	1.40–6.76	0.005*	2.07	0.93–4.61	0.076
Node involvement (present)	4.02	1.98–8.13	<0.001*	1.84	0.81–4.18	0.147
TNM stage (stage III/IV)	5.6	2.65–11.8	<0.001*	2.09	0.73–5.97	0.167
HOTAIR high expression	2.09	1.26–3.45	0.004*	1.77	1.06–2.95	0.028*
MALAT1 high expression	1.54	0.92–2.58	0.105

CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

*P < 0.05.