Table 2. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analyses of miR-20a-5p expression and TNM in 544 CRC patients’ DFS and OS.

Factors	Multivariate Analyses (DFS)		Multivariate Analyses (OS)
	HR (95% CI)	P*	HR (95% CI)	P*
T stage (T3–4 vs T1–2)	1.60 (1.32–1.93)	< 0.001	1.54 (1.28–1.86)	< 0.001
N stage (N1–2 vs N0)	1.41 (1.17–1.70)	< 0.001	1.34 (1.11–1.61)	0.002
M stage (M1vs M0)	2.71 (1.80–4.06)	< 0.001	2.71 (1.80–4.06)	< 0.001
miR-20a-5p expression	7.90 (4.30–14.53)	< 0.001	8.22 (4.47–15.12)	< 0.001

^*P < 0.05 indicates significance; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.