LINC01268 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition, invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and targeting MARCKS

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of invasion and metastasis factors in gastric cancer patients

Factors	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	OR (95%CI)	P value	OR (95%CI)	P value
Age	1.067 (0.268-4.253)	0.927
Gender	1.607 (0.281-9.176)	0.593
Smoking	0.324 (0.081-1.302)	0.112
Drinking alcohol	0.444 (0.113-1.753)	0.247
Macroscopic types	7.167 (1.673-30.703)	0.008	9.291 (1.465-58.928)	0.018
Maximum tumor diameter	7.714 (0.911-65.352)	0.061
Histology	1.889 (0.482-7.396)	0.361
Depth of invasion	8.000 (1.575-40.632)	0.012	21.490 (1.815-254.398)	0.015
Venous/lymphatic invasion	1.884 (0.211-16.787)	0.570
Ascitic fluid	3.000 (0.346-25.993)	0.319
LINC01268	9.867 (1.873-51.974)	0.007	24.726 (2.167-282.097)	0.010

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.