Table 9. Univariate and multivariate analyses of individual parameters for correlations with OS rate.
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | CI (95%) | p-value | HR | CI (95%) | p-value | |
| Gender | 0.88 | 0.50-1.57 | 0.668 | |||
| Age | 0.90 | 0.51-1.58 | 0.712 | |||
| Tumor location | 0.78 | 0.58-1.04 | 0.093 | |||
| R-Ras expression | 2.86 | 1.49-5.50 | 0.001* | 2.07 | 1.04-4.10 | 0.037* |
| Transgelin expression | 3.04 | 1.56-5.77 | 0.001* | 1.95 | 0.98-3.87 | 0.059 |
| CEA level | 1.77 | 1.02-3.17 | 0.044* | 1.20 | 0.66-2.19 | 0.557 |
| Tumor differentiation | 2.08 | 1.07-4.04 | 0.028* | 2.06 | 0.95-4.49 | 0.069 |
| AJCC stage | 2.18 | 1.28-3.73 | 0.004* | 2.02 | 1.14-3.57 | 0.016* |
Cox proportional hazards model. HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval
*
Statistically significant (p<0.05).