Table 3 Multivariate Cox regression analysis of potential prognostic factors for esophageal squamous cancer patients in the tissue microarray

Gender

106

 Male

79

1

 Female

27

0.543 (0.309–0.956)

0.034*

T classification

106

 T1+T2

22

1

 T3+T4

84

1.817 (0.937–3.525)

0.077

N classification

106

 N0+N1

83

1

 N2+N3

23

1.492 (0.850–2.618)

0.163

Clinical stage

106

 I–II

52

1

 III–IV

54

1.915 (1.088–3.370)

0.024*

HPSE expression

106

 Low

88

1

 High

18

0.727 (0.375–1.412)

0.347