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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6875-6879
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6875
Table 2 Multivariate analysis of GSTP1, gender, age, site, Dukes’ stage, growth pattern, and histological type in relation to survival in colorectal cancer
VariableNumberCancer deathRate ratio95%CIP
GSTP1 genotype
A/A141.00.03
A/G+G/G265.31.26–19.53
Gender0.09
Male251.0
Female150.20.05–1.18
Age0.37
≤70151.0
>70251.90.51–7.94
Tumor location1.00
Colon211.0
Rectum191.00.26–3.98
Dukes’ stage1.16
A+B191.0
C+D212.70.69–10.72
Growth pattern0.08
Expansive241.0
Infiltration164.10.85–19.45
Histological type0.02
Non-mucinous271.0
Mucinous137.11.39–32.07