Table 3. Multivariate analysis of ESCC patients’ survival.
| Variables | DFS | OS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Age | 1.564 | 0.983 ~ 2.488 | 0.059 | 1.853 | 1.143 ~ 3.004 | 0.012 |
| Sex | 1.066 | 0.633 ~ 1.795 | 0.810 | 1.129 | 0.664 ~ 1.917 | 0.654 |
| Tumor size | 0.900 | 0.591 ~ 1.370 | 0.623 | 0.877 | 0.570 ~ 1.350 | 0.551 |
| Tumor depth | 1.338 | 0.953 ~ 1.879 | 0.093 | 1.699 | 1.187 ~ 2.432 | 0.004 |
| Lymph node metastasis | 2.683 | 1.733 ~ 4.152 | 0.000 | 2.256 | 1.456 ~ 3.497 | 0.000 |
| Histological grade | 1.280 | 0.851 ~ 1.925 | 0.235 | 1.314 | 0.855 ~ 2.019 | 0.213 |
| EIF3B expression | 1.194 | 0.783 ~ 1.820 | 0.411 | 1.134 | 0.739 ~ 1.742 | 0.565 |
| Postoperative chemotherapy | 1.378 | 0.861 ~ 2.206 | 0.181 | 1.414 | 0.873 ~ 2.290 | 0.159 |
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Bold values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).
Abbreviation: ESCC, Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; DFS, Disease-free survival; OS, overall survival; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; EIF3B, Eukaryotic translation initiation factors.