Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analyses of various potential prognostic factors in ESCC patients.

	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	HR (95% CI)	P-value	HR (95% CI)	P-value
Age (<60 /⩾60)	1.43 (0.92–2.24)	0.112	—	—
Gender (male/female)	0.92 (0.54–1.56)	0.757	—	—
Alcohol (never/ever)	0.98 (0.61–1.58)	0.921	—	—
Smoke (never/ever)	0.96 (0.61–1.50)	0.842	—	—
Tumor size (⩾5 cm/<5 cm)	1.48 (0.84–2.60)	0.176	—	—
Differentiation (moderate/poor, well)	1.49 (0.90–2.47)	0.118	—	—
TNM stage (III/I–II)	3.65 (2.25–5.92)	0.000	3.59 (2.21–5.83)	0.000
lnc-ATB (high/low)	1.76 (1.22–2.76)	0.014	1.69 (1.07–2.66)	0.023