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. 2014 Oct 18;5(22):11588–11603. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2597

Table 2. Univariate and Multivariate Analyses for Disease-free survival.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Parameter No. Case No. Event p-value HR 95% CI p-value
Sex 0.4667
Male 177 43
Female 173 44
Age (years) 0.0584
<70 259 59
>=70 91 28
Location 0.0023b 0.376
Gastric 211 40 1 -
Non-gastric 139 47 1.257 0.758-2.083
Histologic Type <0.0001b 0.006b
Spindle 266 51 1 -
Mixed/Epithelioid 84 36 2.054 1.234-3.419
Tumor Size (cm)a <0.0001b
=<5 cm 161 16
>5; =<10 cm 131 38
>10 cm 58 33
Mitotic Count (50HPFs)a <0.0001b
0-5 249 33
6-10 43 14
>10 58 40
NIH Consensus <0.0001b <0.001b
Very low/Low 127 6 1 -
Intermediate 110 17 4.115 2.164-7.812
High 113 64 4.505 1.745-11.628
Mutation Type 0.0005b
Favorable type 106 22 1 - 0.047b
Unfavorable type 107 45 1.702 1.006-2.879
AMACR gene <0.0001b 0.020b
Non-amplified 281 34 1 -
Amplification 69 53 2.005 1.114-3.609
AMACR expression <0.0001b <0.001b
Low expression 218 21 1 -
High expression 132 66 3.728 1.852-7.506
a

Tumor size and mitotic activity were not introduced in multivariate analysis, since these two parameters were component factors of NIH risk scheme;

b

Statistically significant. HR, hazard ratio.