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. 2017 May 18;116(12):1652–1659. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.139

Table 2. Colorectal cancer-specific and overall survival according to statin use, p53 and HMGCR immunohistochemistry, and KRAS mutation status.

  Colorectal cancer-specific survival
Overall survival
Characteristic No. of CRC deaths/at risk Unadjusted HR (95% CI) P-value Adjusted HR (95% CI)a P-value No. of deaths/at risk Unadjusted HR (95% CI) P-value Adjusted HR (95% CI)b P-value
All participants
Statin non-user 163/508 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)   227/508 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)  
Statin user 49/172 0.90 (0.65–1.24) 0.51 0.91 (0.64–1.28) 0.58 72/172 0.96 (0.74–1.25) 0.76 0.83 (0.61–1.12) 0.22
Patterns of p53 immunostaining
Normal 59/242 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)   97/242 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)  
Aberrant 128/361 1.53 (1.13–2.09) 0.007 1.38 (0.97–1.95) 0.07 173/361 1.27 (0.99–1.62) 0.06 1.13 (0.85–1.49) 0.41
HMGCR tertiles
1 (lowest) 72/197 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)   102/197 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)  
2 61/200 0.84 (0.60–1.19) 0.33 0.84 (0.58–1.21) 0.35 91/200 0.91 (0.69–1.21) 0.53 0.89 (0.66–1.21) 0.47
3 (highest 55/206 0.73 (0.51–1.04) 0.08 0.76 (0.51–1.14) 0.18 78/206 0.76 (0.56–1.02) 0.07 0.77 (0.55–1.07) 0.12
KRAS
Wild-type 109/365 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)   156/365 1 (Reference)   1 (Reference)  
Mutated 76/229 1.16 (0.86–1.55) 0.33 1.12 (0.82–1.53) 0.49 111/229 1.18 (0.92–1.51) 0.18 1.14 (0.88–1.48) 0.32

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; CRC=colorectal cancer; ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; HR=hazard ratio; MSI=microsatellite instability.

a

Multivariable model adjusted for age, gender, year of diagnosis, grade, MSI status, ECOG performance status, family history of colorectal cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy use, stage, and aspirin use.

b

Multivariable model adjusted for all variables in footnote a and also adjusted for Charlson Comorbidity Index score.