Table 2.
Cox univariate regression analysis of the risk factors for death in CRC patients
| Variablesa | Overall survival | Relapse-free survival | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | |
| MK5-AS1 | 0.476 (0.309–0.734) | 0.01 | 0.538 (0.358–0.808) | 0.003 |
| Age (year) | 0.777 (0.501–1.203) | 0.258 | 0.667 (0.439–1.015) | 0.059 |
| Gender | 0.854 (0.561–1.301) | 0.463 | 0.885 (0.581–1.348) | 0.57 |
| Tumor invasion depth | 0.463 (0.312–0.688) | < 0.001 | 0.48 (0.323–0.713) | < 0.001 |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.319 (0.19–0.536) | < 0.001 | 0.355 (0.211–0.598) | < 0.001 |
| Distant metastasis | 0.112 (0.033–0.383) | < 0.001 | 0.228 (0.075–0.694) | 0.009 |
| TNM stage | 0.412 (0.27–0.63) | < 0.001 | 0.426 (0.279–0.653) | < 0.001 |
aMK5-AS1: low vs high; age: ≤60 vs > 60; gender: male vs female; Tumor invasion depth: T1–T2 vs T3–T4; Lymph node metastasis: N0 vs N1, N2, N3; TNM stage was ranked as I–II vs III–IV