Table 2 Multivariate analysis for OS and DFS of 90 CRC patients

Tumor invasion (T1/T2 vs T3/T4)

(0.33-2.00)

0.658

(0.31-1.90)

0.567

Lymph node status (<1 vs ≥1)

(1.25-4.41)

0.008^*

(1.30-4.59)

0.006^*

Distant metastasis (Absent vs Present)

(4.58-13.61)

<0.001^*

(5.49-16.16)

<0.001^*

TNM stage (I/II vs III/IV)

(1.01-2.59)

0.049^*

(1.10-2.86)

0.019^*

miR-296 expression (Low vs High)

(0.22-0.86)

0.016^*

(0.27-1.02)

0.038^*