TABLE 2.
Univariate Cox analysis and Multivariate Cox analysis of BTLA expression and other clinicopathological factors.
| Variable | Univariate Cox Regression |
Multivariate Cox Regression |
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| β | HR (95% CI) | Z score | p | β | HR (95% CI) | Z score | p | |
| Age: ≥60 vs <60 | 0.52 | 1.7 (1.0–2.8) | 4.0 | 0.045** | 0.70 | 2.0 (1.2–3.4) | 2.6 | 0.0089** |
| Gender: Female vs male | 0.14 | 1.1 (0.77–1.7) | 0.45 | 0.50 | ||||
| Disease stage: high vs low | 0.83 | 2.3 (1.8–2.9) | 51 | 1.10E-12*** | 0.064 | 1.1 (0.56–2.0) | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| T stage: high vs low | 1.1 | 3 (2.0–4.4) | 28 | 1.40E-07*** | 0.75 | 2.1 (1.3–3.4) | 3.2 | 0.0013** |
| N stage: high vs low | 0.76 | 2.1 (1.7–2.7) | 42 | 1.10E-10*** | 0.51 | 1.7 (1.1–2.5) | 2.5 | 0.011* |
| M stage: high vs low | 1.5 | 4.3 (2.8–6.6) | 47 | 8.40E-12*** | 0.75 | 2.1 (0.86–5.2) | 1.6 | 0.10 |
| BTLA expression: high vs low | −0.77 | 0.46 (0.31–0.70) | 13 | 0.00027*** | −0.62 | 0.54 (0.35–0.82) | −2.9 | 0.0037** |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.