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Table 2 Univariate analysis for overall survival

From: Log odds of positive lymph nodes is prognostically equivalent to lymph node ratio in non-metastatic colon cancer

Variable

Univariate analysis

HR (95% CI)

p-value

1st episode (n = 856)

Sex

Male

Reference group

 

Female

0.788 (0.466, 1.332)

0.37

Age (yrs)

< 60

Reference group

 

60–79

1.462 (0.492, 4.345)

0.494

80+

6.129 (2.177, 17.257)

< 0.001

All episodes (n = 862)

Tumour site

Caecum

Reference group

 

Ascending colon

0.961 (0.484, 1.908)

0.910

Hepatic flexure

0.372 (0.085, 1.627)

0.189

Transverse colon

0.757 (0.340, 1.686)

0.495

Splenic flexure

0.450 (0.103, 1.968)

0.289

Descending colon

0.596 (0.136, 2.607)

0.492

Sigmoid colon

0.080 (0.018, 0.350)

< 0.001

Rectosigmoid

0.534 (0.194, 1.469)

0.224

T stage

0–2

Reference group

 

3

2.501 (1.221, 5.123)

0.012

4

10.032 (4.529, 22.221)

< 0.001

N stage

0

Reference group

 

1

0.878 (0.408, 1.891)

0.740

2

2.852 (1.483, 5.487)

0.002

ASA

1

Reference group

 

2

3.843 (0.884, 16.715)

0.073

3

8.702 (2.059, 36.767)

0.003

4

30.668 (6.918, 135.948)

< 0.001

Pathological grade

Undifferentiated

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

0.996

Poor differentiation

2.43 (1.415, 4.168)

0.001

Moderate differentiation

Reference group

 

Well differentiated

0.515 (0.070, 3.776)

0.514

LVI

No

Reference group

 

Yes

1.916 (1.124, 3.264)

0.017

CRM

Negative > 1 mm

Reference group

 

Positive ≤1 mm

2.838 (0.382, 21.084)

0.31

Not reported

0.764 (0.441, 1.322)

0.34

  ≥ 12 LNY

No

Reference group

 

Yes

0.803 (0.449, 1.435)

0.46

LNR groups

< 0.05

Reference group

 

0.05 to < 0.2

0.732 (0.287, 1.867)

0.51

≥ 0.2

3.775 (2.063, 6.908)

< 0.001

LODDS

<−1.36

Reference group

 

−1.36 to −0.53

0.852 (0.428, 1.695)

0.65

> 0.53

3.715 (1.974, 6.991)

< 0.001

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CI Confidence interval, CRM Circumferential margin, LNR Lymph node ratio, LNY Lymph node yield, LODDS Log odds of positive lymph nodes, LVI Lymphovascular invasion.