Table 2. Prognostic factors analysis based on Cox's proportional hazards model.
| Clinical parameters | Uni-variate | Multi-variate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio | 95% CI | P-value | Hazard ratio | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male / Female | 0.780 | 0.473-1.286 | 0.329 | 0.898 | 0.553-1.515 | 0.688 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| ≥ 60 / < 60 | 1.100 | 0.688-1.759 | 0.690 | 1.038 | 0.638-1.689 | 0.880 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||||
| ≥ 3.5 / < 3.5 | 2.213 | 1.319-3.711 | 0.003 | 2.101 | 1.228-3.596 | 0.007 |
| TNM Stage | ||||||
| SIII+IV / SI+II | 1.886 | 1.168-3.044 | 0.009 | 1.758 | 1.079-2.864 | 0.024 |
| B7-H3 and -H4 combined | ||||||
| Both high / others | 2.066 | 1.272-3.355 | 0.003 | 1.876 | 1.155-3.046 | 0.011 |
Values in bold signify P < 0.05.