Table 5.

Univariate and multivariate analysis

Variable	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Gender (Male)	0.85	0.44–1.67	0.643	–	–	–
Age > 65 years	0.60	0.31–1.17	0.135	–	–	–
nRT	3.06	1.49–6.26	0.002	2.18	1.00–4.78	0.05
Tumor localization (cm from anal verge)			0.003			0.04
6–10 cm vs 0–5 cm	0.28	0.13–0.63	0.002	0.36	0.15–0.82	0.015
11–15 cm vs 0–5 cm	0.25	0.10–0.66	0.005	0.36	0.13–0.99	0.049
Outcome: overall LARS (minor + major)

OR ods ratio, CI confidential interval, nRT neoadjuvant radiotherapy