Table 2. Uni- and multivariate analyses for predicting over-all survival rate.
Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Hazard ratio | P value | Hazard ratio | P value | |
(95% confience interval) | (95% confience interval) | |||
Age (years) | 1.000 (0.965-1.037) | 0.9845 | ― | ― |
Gender (male vs. female) | 0.690 (0.268-1.778) | 0.4421 | ― | ― |
BMP-2 methylation status (positive vs. negative) | 0.363 (0.146-0.901) | 0.0289 | 0.631 (0.245-1.624) | 0.3393 |
BMP-2 expression (higher vs. lower) | 5.064 (1.487-17.247) | 0.0095 | 3.964 (1.074-14.634) | 0.0387 |
Tumor stage (I or II vs. III or greater) | 0.194 (0.078-0.483) | 0.0004 | 0.295 (0.110-0.791) | 0.0153 |
Tumor grade (1 or 2 vs. 3) | 0.317 (0.106-0.946) | 0.0394 | 0.537 (0.158-1.831) | 0.3207 |