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Table 2 Univariate Cox regression analysis of potential prognostic factors for 177 osteosarcoma patients

From: High serum alkaline phosphatase cooperating with MMP-9 predicts metastasis and poor prognosis in patients with primary osteosarcoma in Southern China

Clinical characteristics

OS

 

DFS

 
 

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P

Histological type

    

   Osteoblastic

4.090(1.491,11.251)

0.006

3.524(1.283,9.677)

0.015

   Chondroblastic

2.741(0.882,8.521)

0.081

2.140(0.689,6.648)

0.188

   Fibroblastic

1.573(0.422,5.862)

0.500

1.231(0.331,4.588)

0.756

   Dilated blood vessels

3.313(0.933,11.767)

0.064

3.249(0.913,11.555)

0.069

   Others

1.000

 

1.000

 

Tumor size

    

   < 6 cm

1.000

 

1.000

 

   ≥ 6 cm

2.112(1.374,3.246)

0.001

1.968(1.282,3.020)

0.002

Surgery type

    

   Amputation

1.000

 

1.000

 

   Limb sparing

0.439(0.292,0.660)

< 0.01

0.501(0.333,0.753)

0.001

Post-operative chemotherapy

    

   Not standard a

1.000

 

1.000

 

   Standard b

0.612(0.390,0.960)

0.033

0.646(0.412,1.013)

0.057

Pre-ALP

    

   Normal

1.000

 

1.000

 

   High

1.938(1.099,3.418)

0.022

1.985(1.126,3.500)

0.018

   Very high

3.402(1.915,6.044)

< 0.01

3.267(1.840,5.800)

< 0.01

Lung metastasis

    

   No

1.000

 

1.000

 

   Yes

2.380(1.531,3.698)

< 0.01

5.562(3.422,9.040)

< 0.01

Local recurrence

    

   No

1.000

 

1.000

 

   Yes

1.255(0.652,2.418)

0.496

2.274(1.168,4.427)

0.016

  1. OS overall survival, DFS disease-free survival, ALP alkaline phosphatase, CI confidence interval
  2. a post-operative chemotherapy cycles < 8
  3. b post-operative chemotherapy cycles ≥ 8