Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2013; 19(25): 4060-4065
Published online Jul 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4060
Table 4 Predictors of survival: Multivariate analysis
Risk factorHR (95%CI)P value
Size of lesions1.2 (0.9-1.5)0.156
TNM stage1.6 (1.4-1.9)0.000
Blood transfusion0.9 (0.5-1.4)0.752
Lymphovascular invasion1.0 (0.6-1.6)0.841
Perineural invasion0.7 (0.4-1.0)0.107
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy1.5 (0.8-2.5)0.134
Post-operative complications2.5 (1.8-3.6)0.000