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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2026; 18(2): 115387
Published online Feb 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i2.115387
Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis for overall survival of clinicopathologic characteristics in the cohorts, median (interquartile range)
VariablesUnivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
Gender
    Male vs female0.752 (0.436-1.295)0.304
Age (years)1.014 (0.989-1.041)0.280
BMI (kg/m2)
    Underweight1 (reference)NA
    Normal0.387 (0.118-1.266)0.116
    Overweight0.308 (0.092-1.040)0.058
    Obese0.316 (0.079-1.267)0.104
Smoking history
    No vs yes0.693 (0.417-1.150)0.156
Drinking history
    No vs yes0.564 (0.327-0.973)0.0390.504 (0.270-0.939)0.031
Diabetes
    Yes vs no1.238 (0.643-2.385)0.522
Hypertension
    Yes vs no1.293 (0.760-2.198)0.343
Location
    1/3 lower1 (reference)NA
    1/3 middle1.373 (0.746-2.528)0.309
    1/3 upper1.011 (0.358-2.854)0.984
    Total1.655 (0.764-3.584)0.201
Nutrition supplement
    Yes vs no1.153 (0.664-2.003)0.613
Clinical T stage
    T21 (reference)NA
    T30.648 (0.257-1.633)0.358
    T41.533 (0.646-3.639)0.333
Clinical N stage
    Positive vs negative1.166 (0.641-2.121)0.615
Clinical stage
    Stage 3 vs stage 21.836 (1.036-3.255)0.0380.868 (0.432-1.741)0.690
CEA, ng/mL1.048 (0.984-1.115)0.145
CA19-9, U/mL1.011 (1.002-1.019)0.0161.004 (0.992-1.015)0.536
hsCRP, mg/L1.022 (0.970-1.078)0.407
GNRI0.953 (0.927-0.980)< 0.0010.956 (0.923-0.991)0.013
PIV1.002 (1.000-1.004)0.0191.002 (1-1.005)0.041
NRS2002 score
    ≥ 3 vs < 31.768 (1.055-2.964)0.0310.745 (0.358-1.55)0.431
Vascular invasion
    Yes vs no2.096 (1.259-3.489)0.0041.32 (0.732-2.38)0.356
Perineural invasion
    Yes vs no2.122 (1.253-3.593)0.0051.058 (0.568-1.968)0.860
Pathological T stage
    T01 (reference)NA1 (reference)NA
    T12.750 (0.555-13.626)0.2152.957 (0.575-15.202)0.194
    T23.871 (0.866-17.296)0.0762.061 (0.421-10.086)0.372
    T37.216 (1.673-31.133)0.0082.082 (0.353-12.265)0.418
    T415.956 (3.738-68.105)< 0.0012.888 (0.475-17.565)0.250
Pathological N stage
    Positive vs negative3.849 (2.279-6.500)< 0.0011.154 (0.519-2.565)
pathological stage
    Stage 2-3 vs stage 1-05.459 (2.941-10.132)< 0.0013.720 (1.061-13.044)0.040
Complication
    Yes vs no1.823 (1.096-3.033)0.0211.450 (0.823-2.551)0.198


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