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. 2018 Oct;30(5):477–491. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2018.05.01

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ELN count predicting prognosis of GC patients (univariate Cox regression)

Characteristics ELN<16 ELN 16−30 ELN>30
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P
ELN, examined lymph node; GC, gastric cancer; 5-YSR, 5-year survival rate; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; The eighth edition of TNM classification for GC was adopted for postoperatively pathological stages of all included patients.
Age at surgery Reference Reference 1.130 (1.028−1.242) 0.012 1.037 (0.948−1.135) 0.432
Tumor location Reference Reference 1.118 (1.015−1.232) 0.024 1.033 (0.944−1.131) 0.480
Tumor size Reference Reference 1.243 (1.131−1.367) <0.001 1.104 (1.009−1.267) 0.031
Lauren classification Reference Reference 1.210 (1.101−1.330) <0.001 1.064 (0.973−1.164) 0.173
Type of gastrectomy Reference Reference 1.268 (1.150−1.398) 0.001 1.118 (1.022−1.225) 0.015
pT stage Reference Reference 1.139 (1.036−1.252) 0.007 1.052 (0.962−1.152) 0.269
pN stage Reference Reference 2.176 (1.960−2.415) <0.001 1.354 (1.234−1.486) <0.001
Ratio between metastatic and ELNs Reference Reference 1.151 (1.046−1.266) 0.004 1.031 (0.942−1.228) 0.510