Table 2. Multivariate Cox regression analysis of prognostic factors in glioma patients.

Variable	Multivariate analysis
	OS			PFS
	HR	95%CI	P	HR	95%CI	P
Gender
Age
WHO grade	4.682	1.257–17.439	0.021	2.732	1.544–4.833	0.001
KPS
Mean tumor diameter a
Tumor location b
HOXB1 expression	0.030	0.004–0.261	0.001	0.126	0.031–0.511	0.004

^a Data from imaging measurement.

^b Patients who suffer from enormous tumor both in frontal lobe, parietal lobe and temporal lobe are counted repeatedly.