Table 4.

Univariate logistic regression analysis examining the influence of patient factors on pathologic complete response (pCR).

Values	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
Time to surgery (days)
≤21	1.00
22–28	0.87 (0.20–3.81)	0.855
29–35	0.74 (0.17–3.25)	0.694
36–42	2.07 (0.54–7.93)	0.287
43–84	1.07 (0.26–4.48)	0.926
NACT cycles
≤2	1.00
2–4	1.05 (0.48–2.28)	0.898
≥4	4.79 (0.47–48.72)	0.185
Histologic subtype
Signet ring	1.00
Non-signet	5.99 (0.80–44.79)	0.081
Differentiation subtype
Poor	1.00
Well-moderate	0.93 (0.44–1.96)	0.841
Tumor location
Upper	1.00
Medium	0.98 (0.33–2.95)	0.973
Lower	0.73 (0.32–1.69)	0.468
Diffuse	NA
NACT regimen
SOX	1.00
CapeOX	0.92 (0.41–2.09)	0.850
Time span between
NACT initiation to completion	0.99 (0.97–1.01)	0.498
NACT initiation to surgery	1.00 (0.98–1.01)	0.646
Gender
Male	1.00
Female	0.85 (0.34–2.16)	0.737
Age (years)
≤60	1.00
>60	1.27 (0.60–2.72)	0.530