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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate survival analyses on radiation sequence and cancer specific survival for patients with stage II mucinous rectal cancer

From: Adjuvant radiotherapy improves cause specific survival in stage II, not stage III mucinous carcinoma of the rectum

Variable

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

HR (95% CI)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

Sex

  

0.414

 

NI

 

Male

Reference

   
 

Female

1.370 (0.643-2.917)

   

Age

  

0.574

 

NI

 

≤60

Reference

   
 

>60

1.267(0.554-2.898)

   

Race

  

0.942

 

NI

 

White

Reference

   
 

Black

0.806(0.190-3.413)

0.770

  
 

Others*

0.817(0.110–-6.052)

0.843

  

Grade

  

0.610

 

NI

 

High/Moderate

Reference

   
 

Poor/Anaplastic

1.096(0.377-3.181)

0.867

  
 

Unknown

0.374(0.050-2.773)

0.843

  

Tumor size(cm)

  

0.009

 

0.014

 

<5

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

≥5

4.142(1.525-11.250)

0.005

3.896(1.428–10.627)

0.008

 

Unknown

5.720(1.651-19.817)

0.006

5.251(1.493–18.469)

0.010

LNs retrieval

  

0.770

 

NI

 

<12

Reference

   
 

≥12

1.122(0.519-2.424)

   

T Stage

  

0.040

 

0.028

 

T3

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

T4

2.487(1.042-5.939)

 

2.751(1.116–6.780)

 

Radiation sequence

  

0.039

 

0.035

 

No radiation

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

After surgery

2.786(1.053-7.371)

 

0.346(0.129–0.927)

 
  1. *including other (American Indian/AK Native, Asian/Pacific Islander) and unknown
  2. NI: not included in multivariate survival analysis