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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analyses of body composition parameters associated with overall survival

From: Degradation of skeletal mass in locally advanced oesophageal cancer between initial diagnosis and recurrence

 

Overall survival

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

Age at diagnosis (< 65 years)

0.5953 [0.364–0.9736]

0.0388

0.6853 [0.4089–1.1485]

0.1515

NRI (≤ 97.5)

1.6996 [0.9797–2.949]

0.0592

1.7865 [1.0270–3.1080]

0.0399

Chemotherapy (yes)

0.4667 [0.2265–0.9617]

0.0388

0.6122 [0.2840–1.3197]

0.2105

Low SMI

1.8830 [1.084–3.272]

0.0248

1.7973 [1.0224–3.1590]

0.0417

  1. NRI: nutritional risk index; SMI: skeletal muscle index