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Table 2 Cox multivariate analysis of MMP28 expression and clinico-pathological features in gastric cancer.

From: MMP28 (epilysin) as a novel promoter of invasion and metastasis in gastric cancer

Variables

Risk ratio (95% CI)

P value

pT (primary tumor)

0.693 (0.493-0.974)

0.035*

pN (lymph node metastasis)

1.254 (0.978-1.608)

0.044*

pM (distant metastasis)

0.717 (0.349-1.470)

0.363

Score of MMP28 expression

1.554 (1.119-2.159)

0.008*

  1. *Statistical analysis was performed by a χ2 test, p values less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant.