Table 1.

Cox regression analysis of miR-516a-5p expression as a tumor recurrence predictor.

Variables	Univariate Cox regression analysis		Multivariate Cox regression analysis
	RR (95% CI)	P-value	RR (95% CI)	P-value
Age (years)
⩾60 versus <60	1.416 (0.857–2.341)	0.174	NA	NA
Gender
Male versus Female	0.771 (0.492–1.206)	0.254	NA	NA
Pathological stage
III/ IV versus I/II	1.555 (0.927–2.606)	0.094	NA	NA
T stage
T3 + T4 versus T1 + T2	2.007 (1.081–3.728)	0.027	2.032 (1.092–3.781)	0.025
N staging
Positive versus Negative	1.878 (1.213–2.906)	0.005	1.909 (1.232–2.958)	0.004
M stage
Positive versus Negative	0.986 (0.632–1.538)	0.951	NA	NA
miR-516a-5p expression
High versus Low	0.546 (0.313–0.950)	0.032	0.526 (0.301–0.919)	0.024

RR: risk ratio; CI: confidence interval; NA: not analyzed.