Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival in PC patients (n = 45)
| Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P value | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Gender | 0.804 (0.372‐1.734) | .578 | ||
| Male | ||||
| Female | ||||
| Age (years) | 0.826 (0.393‐1.737) | .614 | ||
| ≦60 | ||||
| >60 | ||||
| Tumour location | 0.574 (0.275‐1.198) | .139 | ||
| Head | ||||
| Body and tail | ||||
| Differentiation | 0.727 (0.402‐1.316) | .293 | ||
| Low | ||||
| High | ||||
| Moderate | ||||
| Perineural invasion | 0.229 (0.087‐0.607) | .003** | 0.288 (0.103‐0.807) | .009** |
| Yes | ||||
| No | ||||
| TNM stage (AJCC) | 2.798 (1.513‐5.174) | .001*** | 1.490 (0.496‐4.478) | .478 |
| I | ||||
| II | ||||
| III | ||||
| T stage | 1.397 (0.886‐2.202) | .150 | ||
| T1 | ||||
| T2 | ||||
| T3 | ||||
| N stage | 2.063 (1.236‐3.445) | .006** | 1.241 (0.515‐2.993) | .630 |
| N0 | ||||
| N1 | ||||
| N2 | ||||
| LncNT5E expression | 2.214 (1.107‐4.426) | .025* | 2.100 (1.025‐4.3001) | .043* |
| Low | ||||
| High | ||||
Cox regression analysis, *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001.
Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; HR, hazard ratio.