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. 2014 Dec 8;17(5):725–732. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nou331

Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of the prognostic factors affecting local relapse-free survival

Factor LRFS
B HR (95% CI) P Value
Age ≥60 y .184
Sex .850
Location, C3–L5 −1.426 0.240 (0.085–0.677) .007*
Location, S1–5 .098
Preoperative Frankel scores −0.993 0.370 (0.191–0.719) .003*
Enneking stages .880
Tomita classification .066
Pathology grades, chondroid .122
Pathology grades, dedifferentiated 1.161 3.194 (1.522–6.700) .002*
Total piecemeal spondylectomy −1.291 0.275 (0.134–0.566) <.001*
Total en bloc spondylectomy −3.187 0.041(0.013–0.129) <.001*
Intraoperative blood loss .223
Adjuvant radiotherapy .791

Abbreviations: B, coefficient value; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; y, years.

*P value < .05 for multivariate analysis.