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Table 4 Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models for the predictors of overall survival

From: Favorable prognosis in colorectal cancer patients with co-expression of c-MYC and ß-catenin

Factors

Univariate survival analysis

Multivariate survival analysis

HR (95 % CI)

P value

HR (95 % CI)

P value

Cohort 1

co-expression of c-MYC and ß-catenin

0.482 (0.310–0.749)

0.012

0.629 (0.397–0.996)

0.048

 Age

1.026 (1.008–1.045)

0.005

1.022 (1.004–1.040)

0.015

 Size

1.244 (1.059–1.244)

0.001

1.049 (0.946–1.163)

NS (0.362)

 Histologic grade (high vs. low)

3.143 (1.904–5.188)

<0.001

2.842 (1.608–5.023)

<0.001

 Stage (3/4 vs. 1/2)

6.151 (3.494–10.829)

<0.001

2.942 (1.538–5.628)

0.001

 Lymphatic invasion

3.661 (2.242–5.980)

<0.001

1.338 (0.763–2.349)

NS (0.310)

 Perineural invasion

3.942 (2.648–5.870)

<0.001

2.337 (1.487–3.673)

<0.001

 Venous invasion

3.985 (2.671–5.946)

<0.001

2.163 (1.390–3.366)

0.001

c-MYC mRNA expression

0.599 (0.403–0.891)

0.011

0.703 (0.464–1.066)

NS (0.097)

 Age

1.026 (1.008–1.045)

0.005

1.024 (1.006–1.042)

0.008

 Size

1.244 (1.059–1.244)

0.001

1.056 (0.953–1.169)

NS (0.297)

 Histologic grade (high vs. low)

3.143 (1.904–5.188)

<0.001

2.785 (1.562–4.968)

0.001

 Stage (3/4 vs. 1/2)

6.151 (3.494–10.829)

<0.001

3.017 (1.574–5.782)

0.001

 Lymphatic invasion

3.661 (2.242–5.980)

<0.001

1.327 (0.756–2.330)

NS (0.324)

 Perineural invasion

3.942 (2.648–5.870)

<0.001

2.438 (1.554–3.827)

<0.001

 Venous invasion

3.985 (2.671–5.946)

<0.001

2.102 (1.356–3.259)

0.001

c-MYC protein expression

0.593 (0.400–0.880)

0.010

0.751 (0.498–1.132)

NS (0.171)

 Age

1.026 (1.008–1.045)

0.005

1.023 (1.005–1.041)

0.012

 Size

1.244 (1.059–1.244)

0.001

1.054 (0.951–1.169)

NS (0.317)

 Histologic grade (high vs. low)

3.143 (1.904–5.188)

<0.001

2.967 (1.681–5.236)

<0.001

 Stage (3/4 vs. 1/2)

6.151 (3.494–10.829)

<0.001

2.959 (1.549–5.653)

0.001

 Lymphatic invasion

3.661 (2.242–5.980)

<0.001

1.344 (0.766–2.356)

NS (0.303)

 Perineural invasion

3.942 (2.648–5.870)

<0.001

2.388 (1.522–3.746)

<0.001

 Venous invasion

3.985 (2.671–5.946)

<0.001

2.105 (1.356–3.269)

0.001

ß-catenin protein expression

0.666 (0.449–0.986)

0.042

0.740 (0.497–1.101)

NS (0.138)

 Age

1.026 (1.008–1.045)

0.005

1.023 (1.005–1.041)

0.012

 Size

1.244 (1.059–1.244)

0.001

1.068 (0.966–1.180)

NS (0.197)

 Histologic grade (high vs. low)

3.143 (1.904–5.188)

<0.001

2.897 (1.645–5.102)

<0.001

 Stage (3/4 vs. 1/2)

6.151 (3.494–10.829)

<0.001

3.034 (1.587–5.801)

0.001

 Lymphatic invasion

3.661 (2.242–5.980)

<0.001

1.356 (0.771–2.383)

NS (0.290)

 Perineural invasion

3.942 (2.648–5.870)

<0.001

2.367 (1.508–3.717)

<0.001

 Venous invasion

3.985 (2.671–5.946)

<0.001

2.071 (1.331–3.224)

0.001

Primary tumor of cohort 2

co-expression of c-MYC and ß-catenin

0.430 (0.254–0.726)

0.001

0.440 (0.259–0.747)

0.002

 Age

1.023 (1.001–1.045)

0.037

1.025 (1.004–1.047)

0.020

 Stage (3/4 vs. 1/2)

7.894 (1.922–32.418)

0.004

5.731 (1.380–23.800)

0.016

 Lymphatic invasion

2.480 (1.402–4.386)

0.002

1.712 (0.940–3.117)

NS (0.079)

 Perineural invasion

2.119 (1.313–3.421)

0.002

1.724 (1.049–2.831)

0.032

  1. P-values are calculated by using χ2-test or Fisher’s exact test
  2. Abbreviations: HR hazard ratio