Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2014; 20(25): 8244-8252
Published online Jul 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i25.8244
Table 3 Risk factors associated with all levels of complication grade
CharacteristicGrade IGrade IIGrade III
Multivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI)P valueHR (95%CI)P valueHR (95%CI)P value
Lymph node metastasis1.947 (1.506-2.517)< 0.0011.577 (1.208-2.058)0.001
Age1.751 (1.044-2.939)0.034
Tumor size1.913 (1.059-3.453)0.031
Intraoperative blood loss1.850 (1.063-3.222)0.0302.099 (1.288-3.421)0.003
TNM stage1.607 (1.158-2.228)0.005
Chemotherapy2.354 (1.451-3.819)< 0.001