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. 2018 Oct 21;9(23):4325–4333. doi: 10.7150/jca.27735

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis for DFS and OS in colorectal cancer.

Characteristics DFS OS
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Number HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value Number HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Age 1.26 (0.79-2.01) 0.34 1.23 (0.83-1.81) 0.30
≤ 56 174 (49.2) 213 (50.5)
> 56 180 (50.8) 209 (49.5)
Sex 0.64 (0.39-1.05) 0.08 0.55 (0.36-0.84) 0.01 0.57 (0.37-0.88) 0.01
Male 205 (57.9) 249 (59.0)
Female 149 (42.1) 173 (41.0)
Year of diagnosis 1.42 (0.89-2.27) 0.15 0.68 (0.45-1.05) 0.08
~ 2008 217 (61.3) 249 (59.0)
2009 ~ 137 (38.7) 173 (41.0)
Primary site 0.23 0.31
Right colon 89 (25.1) 1 Reference 110 (26.1) 1 Reference
Left colon 100 (28.2) 0.97 (0.49-1.95) 0.94 119 (28.2) 0.70 (0.41-1.22) 0.21
Rectum 165 (46.6) 1.48 (0.82-2/69) 0.19 193 (45.7) 1.02 (0.64-1.62) 0.94
T category 0.29 < 0.001 0.02
T1+2 38 (10.7) 1 Reference 40 (9.5) 1 Reference 1 Reference
T3 251 (70.9) 1.30 (0.56-3.04) 0.55 295 (69.9) 1.20 (0.55-2.64) 0.65 0.67 (0.30-1.51) 0.34
T4 65 (18.4) 1.90 (0.75-4.84) 0.18 87 (20.6) 2.87 (1.28-6.44) 0.01 1.21 (0.52-2.81) 0.66
N category < 0.001 < 0.001 0.001
N0 152 (42.9) 1 Reference 1 Reference 169 (40.0) 1 Reference 1 Reference
N1 121 (34.2) 1.04 (0.56-1.93) 0.90 0.86 (0.46-1.60) 0.63 138 (32.7) 2.09 (1.19-3.68) 0.01 2.27 (1.25-4.13) 0.01
N2 81 (22.9) 3.43 (2.00-5.90) < 0.001 2.97 (1.72-5.13) < 0.001 115 (27.3) 4.81 (2.87-8.08) < 0.001 2.98 (1.68-5.31) < 0.001
M category 5.51 (3.66-8.31) < 0.001 4.18 (2.65-6.60) < 0.001
M0 - - 354 (83.9)
M1 - - 68 (16.1)
Tumor differentiation 1.48 (0.79-2.74) 0.22 0.48 (0.30-0.78) 0.003 0.55 (0.33-0.92) 0.02
Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated 49 (13.8) 54 (12.8)
Moderately or well differentiated 305 (86.2) 368 (87.2)
Nervous invasion 1.38 (0.87-2.21) 0.17 0.87 (0.57-1.33) 0.53
Negative 217 (61.3) 283 (67.1)
Positive 137 (38.7) 139 (32.9)
Venous invasion 1.12 (0.54-2.35) 1.64 (0.95-2.85) 0.08
Negative 315 (89.0) 378 (89.6)
Positive 39 (11.0) 44 (10.4)
Tumor deposits 1.78 (0.91-3.48) 0.09 2.51 (1.56-4.02) < 0.001 1.16 (0.69-1.97) 0.57
Negative 319 (90.1) 372 (88.2)
Positive 35 (9.9) 50 (11.8)
PD-L1 expression 0.40 (0.24-0.68) 0.001 0.42 (0.25-0.72) 0.001 0.61 (0.41-0.92) 0.02 0.81 (0.53-1.23) 0.31
Negative 192 (54.2) 234 (55.5)
Positive 162 (45.8) 188 (44.5)
PD-1 expression 0.62 (0.29-1.36) 0.23 1.05 (0.63-1.78) 0.84
Negative 304 (85.8) 353 (83.6)
Positive 50 (14.1) 69 (16.4)
CD4 density 0.16 0.14
Absent and Low 266 (75.1) 1 Reference 317 (75.1) 1 Reference
Moderate 69 (19.5) 0.68 (0.35-1.29) 0.23 84 (19.9) 0.69 (0.40-1.18) 0.18
High 19 (5.4) 0.21 (0.03-1.49) 0.12 21 (5.0) 0.33 (0.08-1.34) 0.12
CD8 density 0.13 0.10
Absent and Low 266 (75.1) 1 Reference 328 (77.7) 1 Reference
Moderate 65 (18.4) 0.47 (0.22-0.97) 0.05 71 (16.8) 0.59 (0.32-1.07) 0.08
High 23 (6.5) 0.04 (0.001-2.01) 0.11 23 (5.5) 0.45 (0.14-1.41) 0.17
MSI 1.37 (0.79-2.39) 0.26 1.62 (0.98-2.66) 0.06
dMMR 97 (27.4) 107 (25.4)
pMMR 257 (72.6) 315 (74.6)

Abbreviations: DFS, disease free survival; OS, overall survival; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; PD-L1, programmed death ligand 1; PD-1, programmed death 1; CD4, cluster of differentiation 4; CD8, cluster of differentiation 8; MSI, microsatellite instability; dMMR, DNA mismatch repair deficiency; pMMR, DNA mismatch repair proficiency.