Table 3. Cox regression.

Factor	Univariate Cox regression			Multivariate Cox regression
	P	HR	95% CI	P	HR	95% CI
Age (≥60 vs. <60 years)	0.325	0.715	0.367–1.394
Sex (Male vs. Female)	0.787	0.909	0.457–1.81
Tumor size (≥ 5 vs. < 5 cm)	0.097	1.732	0.906–3.311
Differentiation (Lowly differentiated vs. Moderately+Highly differentiated)	0.004	0.354	0.175–0.717	0.138	0.539	0.238–1.221
TNM staging (I+II vs. III+IV)	0.006	2.556	1.304–5.012	0.013	0.402	0.195–0.827
LINC01694 (Yes vs. No)	0.002	0.318	0.153–0.661	0.022	2.242	1.126–4.465

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.