Skip to main content
. 2020 Sep;9(9):5255–5267. doi: 10.21037/tcr-20-1060

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with OS.

Characteristics Univariate analyses Multivariate analyses
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Age (years)
   ≤65 Reference
   >65 1.53 (0.97–2.44) 0.070
BMI (kg/m2)
   ≤24 Reference
   >24 0.78 (0.48–1.26) 0.312
Sex
   Male Reference
   Female 1.01 (0.52–1.96) 0.989
CCI
   ≤2 Reference
   >2 0.93 (0.59–1.49) 0.767
T-stage
   T1 Reference Reference
   T2 2.28 (1.11–4.68) 0.025 2.17 (1.05–4.48) 0.036
   T3 3.82 (1.97–7.41) <0.001 2.70 (1.35–5.39) 0.005
   T4 5.56 (2.86–10.81) <0.001 3.18 (1.49–6.78) 0.003
N-stage
   N0 Reference Reference
   N+ 3.42 (2.07–5.66) <0.001 2.09 (1.17–3.73) 0.012
M-stage
   M0 Reference Reference
   M1 2.91 (1.17–7.24) 0.020 2.74 (1.06–7.06) 0.037
Grade
   Low grade Reference
   High grade 1.90 (0.68–5.28) 0.221
MLR
   ≤0.54 Reference Reference
   >0.54 2.97 (1.78–4.93) <0.001 2.30 (1.36–3.89) 0.002
NLR
   ≤4.10 Reference Reference
   >4.10 1.77 (1.11–2.82) 0.016 0.777
PLR
   ≤164.63 Reference Reference
   >164.63 1.93 (1.21–3.08) 0.006 0.396

HR, hazard ratio; OS, overall survival; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; CCI, comprehensive complication index; MLR, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.