Vascular endothelial growth factor 165b expression in stromal cells and colorectal cancer

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for recurrence in colorectal carcinoma except for stage IV cases

Factor	n (Recurrence)	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
		Relative risk	95% CI	P value	Relative risk	95% CI	P value
Clinical stage
0	9(1)	2.120	1.302-3.451	0.0250	1.718	0.980-3.010	0.0586
I	16(3)
II	55(15)
III	66(32)
Venous invasion
v0	46(12)	1.500	1.050-2.143	0.0260	0.812	0.504-1.307	0.3907
v1	63(27)
v2	27(6)
v3	10(6)
Lympathic invasion
ly0	52(13)	2.094	1.354-3.238	0.0010	1.27	0.714-2.261	0.4155
ly1	68(24)
ly2	23(12)
ly3	3(2)
s-VEGF-A positive	68(14)	0.269	0.135-0.535	0.0002	0.309	0.141-0.676	0.0033
t-VEGF-A positive	73(31)	2.340	1.218-4.495	0.0110	1.918	0.768-3.718	0.1918
Total	146(51)

CI: Confidence interval.