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Table 1 DFS and OS rates stratified by tumour markers and univariate Cox analysis in all patients

From: Preoperative serum CA 72.4 as prognostic factor of recurrence and death, especially at TNM stage II, for colorectal cancer

   

D.F.S.

O.S.

Univariate Cox analysis

Tumour marker

Levels

n

Mean (Months)

Recurrence%

Mean (Months)

Death%

Recurrence

RH 95% CI

Death

RH 95% CI

CA 72.4

≤ 7

60

57.12

15.00

61.23

6.67

1.00

(ref)

1.00

(ref)

U/mL

> 7

11

24.11a

72.73

31.17a

63.64

7.98

(3.03-21.00)a

13.37

(3.89-45.92)a

CEA

≤ 10

57

56.01

17.54

59.73

10.53

1.00

(ref)

1.00

(ref)

ng/mL

> 10

14

31.03b

50.00

37.57c

35.71

3.78

(1.43-10.01)d

4.12

(1.26-13.57)e

  1. Abbreviations: DFS, disease free survival; OS, overall survival; RH, relative hazard; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ref, reference.
  2. a P <0.0001, b P = 0.004, c P = 0.01, d P = 0.007, e P = 0.02.