Characteristics | Total (N) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P value | ||
N stage | 639 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 N0 | 367 | Reference |  |  |  |
 N1 | 153 | 1.774 (1.131–2.781) | 0.013 | 0.021 (0.001–0.507) | 0.017 |
 N2 | 119 | 3.873 (2.588–5.796) |  < 0.001 | 0.024 (0.001–0.592) | 0.022 |
M stage | 563 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 M0 | 474 | Reference |  |  |  |
 M1 | 89 | 3.989 (2.684–5.929) |  < 0.001 | 2.083 (0.516–8.404) | 0.302 |
Pathologic stage | 622 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Stage I & Stage II | 348 | Reference |  |  |  |
 Stage III & Stage IV | 274 | 2.988 (2.042–4.372) |  < 0.001 | 83.444 (2.290–3040.287) | 0.016 |
Age | 643 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤65 | 276 | Reference |  |  |  |
 >65 | 367 | 1.939 (1.320–2.849) |  < 0.001 | 3.738 (0.794–17.602) | 0.095 |
BMI | 329 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 <25 | 107 | Reference |  |  |  |
 ≥25 | 222 | 0.649 (0.394–1.069) | 0.090 | 0.715 (0.200–2.555) | 0.605 |
CEA level | 414 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤5 | 260 | Reference |  |  |  |
 >5 | 154 | 2.620 (1.611–4.261) |  < 0.001 | 0.865 (0.206–3.627) | 0.842 |
Residual tumor | 509 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 R0 | 467 | Reference |  |  |  |
 R1 & R2 | 42 | 4.609 (2.804–7.577) |  < 0.001 | 68.163 (6.142–756.470) |  < 0.001 |
Lymphatic invasion | 581 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 349 | Reference |  |  |  |
 Yes | 232 | 2.144 (1.476–3.114) |  < 0.001 | 3.049 (0.686–13.557) | 0.143 |
GRID2IP | 643 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low | 321 | Reference |  |  |  |
 High | 322 | 1.486 (1.047–2.109) | 0.027 | 1.147 (0.305–4.316) | 0.839 |