Table 4: Univariate and multivariable Cox regression analysis about risk factors of reduced disease-free survival.

 

Univariate analysis on DFS

Multivariable analysis on DFS

Variable

HR

CI95%

p

HR

CI95%

p

Sex female

1.83

0.96-3.49

0.06

1.56

0.78-3.11

0.2

Age>70 years

1.15

0.6-2.2

0.67

 

 

 

ADC

1.56

0.76-3.2

0.22

 

 

 

pN0

pN1

pN2

ref

0.73

1.85

 

0.24-2.16

0.93-3.67

 

0.57

0.079

 

0.71

1.61

 

0.24-2.14

0.78-3.31

 

0.55

0.19

Pathological stage III

2.03

1.07-3.88

0.03

1.76

0.89-3.47

0.1

LNR

LNR 0

LNR <0.29

LNR >0.29

 

ref

1.2

2.4

 

 

0.54-2.67

1.1-5.23

 

 

0.65

0.027

 

 

1.14

2.89

 

 

0.51-2.56

1.23-6.77

 

 

0.73

0.047

ypN2

1.96

1.01-3.81

0.046

1.72

0.86-3.45

0.12

Adjuvant CHT

1.5

0.78-2.91

0.22

 

 

 

PORT

1.72

0.6-4.88

0.3

 

 

 

Adjuvant CHT-RT

0.96

0.38-2.4

0.94

 

 

 

R1

2.32

1.07-5.04

0.032

1.58

0.5-4.98

0.43

DFS: Disease-Free Survival, HR: Hazard Ratio; CI95%: Confidence Interval 95%; ADC: Adenocarcinoma; LNR: Lymph Node Ratio; CHT: Chemotherapy; PORT: Post-Operative Radiation Therapy; CHT-RT: Chemo-Radiation Therapy; R1: Microscopic Incomplete Resection.