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. 2014 Jul 9;17(2):176–184. doi: 10.1111/hpb.12316

Table 3.

Univariate (UV) and multivariate (MV) analysis of 5-year overall (OS), disease-free (DFS) and progression-free (PFS) survivals

n OS (%) UV (P-value) MV (P-value) HR [95%CI] DFS (%) UV (P-value) MV (P-value) HR [95%CI] PFS (%) UV (P-value) MV (P-value) HR [95%CI]
All patients 273 51 28 46
≥70 years 203 47 0.199 29 0.569 45 0.670
<70 years 70 52 27 45
ASA ≤2 234 52 0.424 26 0.085 45 0.828
ASA >2 39 42 42 41
Colon 204 55 0.118 0.054 32 0.008 NS 50 0.015 0.013
Rectum 69 40 1.5 [0.99–2.2] 18 33 1.6 [1.1–2.4]
CEA
 <10 138 57 0.140 30 0.649 54 0.168
 ≥10 135 44 27 41
Chemo
Neoadjuvant 176 47 0.042 NS 39 0.001 NS 52 0.003 NS
 No 97 57 22 40
Adjuvant 158 58 0.006 0.048 25 0.889 49 0.219
 No 115 41 0.6 [0.4–0.9] 31 41
Peri-operative 233 51 0.662 25 0.026 NS 45 0.376
 No 40 46 30 50
Hepatectomy
 Major 170 55 0.209 26 0.183 42 0.246
 Minor 103 48 30 50
 ≥5 seg 38 53 0.003 NS 15 0.003 NS 28 0.001 NS
 <5 seg 235 35 30 47
Operative time 0.037 NS 0.160 0.064
Blood loss 0.004 NS 0.019 NS 0.002 NS
Transfusion 11 40 0.087 0 0.002 NS 15 0.001 NS
 No 262 50 29 44
Complication 106 43 0.007 NS 24 0.442 35 0.082 NS
 No 167 56 29 50
Unilobar 220 50 0.990 30 0.135 44 0.212
Bilobar 53 50 18 55
Stage T1 or T2 30 62 0.160 33 0.276 55 0.210
Stage T3 or T4 233 49 27 43
Stage
 N0 128 63 0.008 0.008 39 0.005 NS 56 0.005 0.046
 N+ 145 44 1.7 [1.1–2.7] 20 38 1.4 [1.1–2.1]
Stage
 M0 118 49 0.160 35 0.002 NS 52 0.012 NS
 M1 155 54 22 40
Time interval of CLM occurrence 0.075 NS 0.001 0.005 0.004 0.038
0.6 [0.3–0.8] 0.6[0.6–0.9]
Number of CLM 0.001 0.003 0.001 0.006 0.001 0.018
1.1 [1.1–1.2] 1.1 [1.1–1.1] 1.1 [1.1–1.1]
Size of larger metastasis 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.006 0.001 0.003
1.1 [1.1–1.2] 1.1 [1.1–1.2] 1.1 [1.1–1.2]
Margin
 R1 59 39 0.010 NS 15 0.025 NS 33 0.037 NS
 R0 214 54 31 47
  <10 mm 142 58 0.940 27 0.475 46 0.871
  ≥10 mm 72 49 35 48
  <4 mm 94 46 0.715 24 0.460 47 0.813
  ≥4 mm 120 57 34 46

Differences in survival between the R0 and R1 groups were estimated using Cox's proportional hazards model and expressed as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence (CI); Results with borderline or statistical significance were indicated in bold. NS, non significant (by multivariate analysis).