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Table 4 Complete case multivariate Cox proportional hazards model for disease-free survival

From: Prolonged postoperative length of stay may be a valuable marker for susceptibility to relapse beyond established risk factors in patients with stage III colon cancer

Variables

Univariate

Multivariate

HR

95% CI

p

HR

95% CI

p

Gender

 Female

1

     

 Male

1.13

0.92–1.40

NS

   

Surgery

 Open

1

  

1

  

 Laparoscopic

0.68

0.49–0.94

< 0.05

0.77

0.55–1.06

NS

T-stage

 T1–T3

1

  

1

  

 T4

1.33

1.04–1.71

< 0.05

1.26

0.98–1.63

NS

N-stage

 N1

1

  

1

  

 N2

1.59

1.28–1.97

< 0.01

1.60

1.29–2.00

< 0.01

Differentiation

 High (G1–G2)

1

     

 Low (G3–G4)

1.16

0.91–1.49

NS

   

 Mucinous

1.25

0.80–1.95

NS

   

Tumor location

 Right sided

1

     

 Left sided

0.88

0.71–1.09

NS

   

 Multiple locations

0.75

0.28–2.03

NS

   

Adjuvant chemotherapy

 Yes

1

  

1

  

 No

2.02

1.63–2.49

< 0.01

1.50

1.16–1.95

< 0.01

Number of days in hospitala

1.04

1.03–1.06

< 0.01

1.03

1.01–1.05

< 0.01

Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index

 0–2

1

  

1

  

 3–5

1.98

1.55–2.55

< 0.01

1.59

1.20–2.11

< 0.01

 6–9

3.68

2.55–5.32

< 0.01

2.40

1.57–3.67

< 0.01

Clavien-Dindo

 0–3a

1

  

1

  

 3b–4

1.61

1.10–2.35

< 0.05

1.07

0.70–1.63

NS

  1. Patients with a stage III colon cancer. Complete case multivariate Cox proportional hazards model (n=690) for disease free survival
  2. Abbreviation: NS not significant
  3. aPer unit change