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Table 5 Predictors of 5-year survival in colon cancer patients

From: Survival rates and predictors of survival among colorectal cancer patients in a Malaysian tertiary hospital

Predictors

aCrude HR (95% CI)

bAdjusted HR (95% CI)

Ethnicity

 Malays

1.00

1.00

 Chinese

1.55 (1.10–2.17)

1.74 (1.07–2.84)

 Indians

1.13 (0.71–1.78)

1.88 (1.01–3.51)

Preoperative CEA levels

 Not elevated

1.00

1.00

 Elevated

2.58 (1.94–3.44)

2.00 (1.30–3.03)

Duke’s stages

 A&B

1.00

1.00

 C

2.13 (1.49–3.05)

2.33 (1.56–3.49)

 D

5.51 (3.73–8.16)

5.87 (3.73–9.24)

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aUnivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis
  3. bMultivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis, adjusted for age, gender, co- morbidities (diabetes mellitus, hypertension), tumour grades and treatment modalities
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