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. 2019 Nov 22;121(12):1058–1068. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0646-8

Table 2.

Multivariate analysis for predictors of (a) overall survival; (b) disease-free survival; (c) lymph node metastasis; (d) distant metastasis in FFPE cohort of gastric cancer patients.

Variables Univariate Multivariate
HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
(a)
 Age (>68) 2.02 1.18–3.46 0.01* 1.35 0.77–2.36 0.3
 Gender (male) 1.33 0.72–2.44 0.36
 Histology (diffuse) 0.9 0.52–1.58 0.72
 T classification (T3/4) 12.4 5.3–29.1 <0.0001* 1.69 0.51–5.63 0.39
 Venous invasion (present) 6.53 3.29–13 <0.0001* 0.96 0.43–2.12 0.91
 Lymphovascular invasion (present) 28.1 3.89–203 0.0009* 4.35 0.48–39.3 0.19
 Nerve invasion (present) 14.6 4.54–46.7 <0.0001* 1.42 0.29–6.99 0.66
 Lymph node metastasis (present) 14.8 6.32–34.6 <0.0001* 3.87 1.5–10 0.005*
 Distant metastasis (present) 11.2 6.46–19.5 <0.0001* 3.24 1.78–5.9 0.0001*
 L1CAM expression (high) 6.79 3.92–11.8 <0.0001* 2.45 1.31–4.58 0.005*
(b)
 Age (>68) 2.21 1.23–3.96 0.008* 1.24 0.66–2.34 0.51
 Gender (male) 1.93 0.93–4.02 0.08
 Histology (diffuse) 1.03 0.56–1.88 0.93
 T classification (T3/4) 29.1 9.01–93.9 <0.0001* 9.23 1.73–49.2 0.009*
 Venous invasion (present) 5.73 2.9–11.3 <0.0001* 1.03 0.46–2.3 0.94
 Lymphovascular invasion (present) 13.7 3.32–56.6 0.0003* 1.67 0.33–8.5 0.33
 Nerve invasion (present) 45.3 6.23–328 0.0002* 3.26 0.31–34.8 0.33
 Lymph node metastasis (present) 13.1 5.87–29.5 <0.0001* 2.74 1.15–6.5 0.023*
 L1CAM expression (high) 5.5 3.05–9.91 <0.0001* 2.55 1.33–4.87 0.047*
Variables Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
(c)
 Age (>68) 1.51 0.96–2.38 0.08
 Gender (male) 2.45 1.44–4.17 0.001* 3.12 1.57–6.19 0.001*
 Histology (diffuse) 0.74 0.46–1.19 0.22
 T classification (T3/4) 14 8.04–24.3 <0.0001* 3.87 1.76–8.49 0.0007*
 Venous invasion (present) 8.52 5.08–14.3 <0.0001* 1.27 0.62–2.58 0.51
 Lymphovascular invasion (present) 45.8 14–149 <0.0001* 16.5 4.38–62.4 <0.0001*
 Nerve invasion (present) 14.8 7.84–28 <0.0001* 1.69 0.69–4.18 0.25
 L1CAM expression (high) 4.52 2.58–7.92 <0.0001* 2.18 1.03–4.63 0.042*
(d)
 Age (>68) 1.44 0.75–2.78 0.28
 Gender (male) 1.16 0.55–2.43 0.69
 Histology (diffuse) 0.9 0.45–1.8 0.76
 T classification (T3/4) 32.8 7.74–138 <0.0001* 9.49 1.18–76.4 0.035*
 Venous invasion (present) 12.1 4.6–31.8 <0.0001* 3.07 1.02–9.21 0.046*
 Lymphovascular invasion (present) 0.99
 Nerve invasion (present) 18.2 4.3–76.9 0.0001* 0.69 0.08–5.93 0.73
 Lymph node metastasis (present) 13.3 5.6–35.1 <0.0001* 3.1 1.02–9.37 0.045*
 L1CAM expression (high) 8.84 4.32–18.1 <0.0001* 3.88 1.74–8.65 0.0009*

The median age at surgery is 68 years.

Cut-off threshold of L1CAM was determined by ROC analysis with Youden's index for OS in (a); DFS in (b); lymph node metastasis in (c); and distant metastasis in (d)

HR Hazard ratio, OR Odds ratio

*Bold values indicate p < 0.05