Table 4.

The univariate and multivariate survival analysis of all patients

	p value*	Multivariate HR (95 % CI)	p value**
Age	0.753
<65 years vs. ≥65 years
Gender	0.880
Male vs. female
Cross-sectional location	0.315
Lesser vs. greater vs. anterior vs. posterior vs. circumferential involvement
Longitudinal location	0.030
U vs. M vs. L
Differentiation grade	0.378
Well-moderate vs. poor-undifferentiated
Macroscopic type	0.027
Type 1–2 vs. Type 3–4
Tumor size	0.002
<5 cm vs. ≥5 cm
Resection patterns
DG vs. TG	0.012
Bursectomy	0.055		0.025
With vs. without		1:1.640 (1.064–2.528)
T stage	<0.001	1
pT2-3 vs. pT4		1:2.719 (1.615–4.579)	<0.001
N stage	<0.001
N0		1
N1		1.674 (0.812–3.450)	0.163
N2		1.936 (0.934–4.010)	0.075
N3		2.702 (1.461–4.997)	0.002

Abbreviations: U upper, M middle, L lower, DG distal gastrectomy, TG total gastrectomy

*Log-rank test; **Cox hazard model