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Table 2 Univariate Cox regression analysis of RFS for patients with stage II CRC in the two cohorts

From: Size and number of lymph nodes were risk factors of recurrence in stage II colorectal cancer

Variables

Training cohort(n = 176)

Validation cohort(n = 175)

Hazard ratio

95%CI

P

Hazard ratio

95%CI

P

Age

  

0.902

  

0.304

< 60

1.00

  

1.00

  

≥60

0.957

0.479–1.915

 

1.388

0.743–2.591

 

Sex

  

0.905

  

0.874

Male

1.00

  

1.00

  

Female

0.958

0.473–1.940

 

1.051

0.567–1.948

 

Histology

  

0.616

  

0.230

Adenocarcinoma

1.00

  

1.00

  

Mucinous tumors

0.765

0.268–2.182

 

1.524

0.766–3.032

 

Tumor location

  

0.596

  

0.976

Left-sided

1.00

  

1.00

  

Right-sided

0.829

0.415–1.658

 

0.991

0.541–1.816

 

T stage

  

0.572

  

0.387

T3

1.00

  

1.00

  

T4

1.228

0.603–2.502

 

0.742

0.377–1.459

 

Adjuvant chemotherapy

  

0.405

  

0.245

No

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

1.464

0.597–3.586

 

1.554

0.739–3.268

 

Pathological grading

  

0.735

  

0.145

Well and moderate

1.00

  

1.00

  

Poor and anaplastic

1.167

0.477–2.856

 

1.654

0.841–3.255

 

Venous invasion

  

0.551

  

0.123

Negative

1.00

  

1.00

  

Positive

0.546

0.074–3.999

 

1.978

0.832–4.706

 

Perineural invasion

  

0.848

  

0.538

Negative

1.00

  

1.00

  

Positive

0.903

0.317–2.575

 

0.723

0.258–2.027

 

CEA (ng/ml)

  

0.606

  

0.412

≤5

1.00

  

1.00

  

>5

0.826

0.401–1.702

 

0.738

0.357–1.525

 

MMR status

  

0.598

  

0.380

pMMR

1.00

  

1.00

  

dMMR

0.823

0.399–1.697

 

1.375

0.676–2.797

 

SLNs

  

0.048

  

0.005

D ≤ 5.8

1.00

  

1.00

  

D > 5.8

2.179

1.008–4.711

 

2.768

1.361–5.632

 

NLNs

  

0.043

  

0.049

 N ≤ 22

1.00

  

1.00

  

 N > 22

0.339

0.119–0.966

 

0.446

0.198–1.004

 
  1. LNs, lymph nodes; SLNs, size of lymph nodes; NLNs, number of retrieved lymph nodes; CEA, Carcinoembryonic antigen; pMMR, proficient Mismatch Repair; dMMR, deficient Mismatch Repair