Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic factors in colorectal cancer

Age (years)

1.619

0.759-3.454

0.213

Gender

1.121

0.521-2.422

0.766

Location

1.691

0.783-3.652

0.181

Histological grading

1.844

0.861-3.949

0.115

Tumor size

2.414

1.123-5.186

0.024

2.086

0.954-4.563

0.066

Depth of invasion

2.374

1.083-5.202

0.031

1.461

0.650-3.282

0.358

Lymph node metastasis

5.286

1.996-13.999

0.001

5.080

1.940-13.554

0.001

Clinicopathological staging

2.863

1.268-6.564

0.013

MiR-378

3.165

1.381-7.253

0.006

2.492

1.057-5.876

0.037