Table 3.

Cox Regression Multivariate Analysis in Patients with ESCC in IHC Samples

Characteristics	HR (95% CI)	P value
TLR3 expression
High	1
Low	1.737 (1.179–2.559)	0.005**
Tumor size (cm)
<5.0	1
≥ 5.0	1.622 (1.091–2.410)	0.017*
pTNM stage
I	1
II	3.336 (1.151–9.668)	0.026*
III	3.788 (1.333–10.759)	0.012*
IV	5.481 (1.891–15.883)	0.002**

Notes: *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01.