ALDH1A1 overexpression is associated with the progression and prognosis in gastric cancer

BMC Cancer

Table 3 Cox multivariate analysis of contributory factors to prognosis among 216 gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy

Variables	β	SE	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P-value^a
OS
Tumor size	0.410	0.177	1.507 (1.065 ~ 2.133)	0.021
Depth of invasion	0.576	0.255	1.779 (1.079 ~ 2.931)	0.024
Lymph node metastasis	1.018	0.341	2.767 (1.417 ~ 5.403)	0.003
ALDH1A1 protein expression	0.712	0.189	2.037 (1.407 ~ 2.950)	< 0.001
RFS
Tumor size	0.411	0.178	1.508 (1.064 ~ 2.138)	0.021
Tumor site	0.043	0.180	1.044 (0.733 ~ 1.486)	0.813
Depth of invasion	0.649	0.256	1.913 (1.158 ~ 3.162)	0.011
Lymph node metastasis	1.063	0.338	2.894 (1.491 ~ 5.619)	0.002
ALDH1A1 protein expression	0.665	0.188	1.945 (1.346 ~ 2.812)	< 0.001

Abbreviations: ALDH1A1 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1, CI confidence interval.
^aCox proportional hazards regression model.

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