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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 3 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis for disease-free 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 female0.717 (0.414-1.24)0.234
Age (years)1.008 (0.983-1.035)0.522
BMI (kg/m2)
    Underweight1 (reference)NA
    Normal0.367 (0.112-1.207)0.099
    Overweight0.312 (0.093-1.052)0.060
    Obese0.322 (0.08-1.29)0.110
Smoking history
    No vs yes0.758 (0.453-1.268)0.291
Drinking history
    No vs yes0.642 (0.373-1.104)0.109
Diabetes
    Yes vs no1.09 (0.551-2.156)0.804
Hypertension
    Yes vs no1.174 (0.678-2.032)0.567
Location
    1/3 lower1 (reference)NA
    1/3 middle1.455 (0.785-2.697)0.233
    1/3 upper1.056 (0.373-2.993)0.918
    Total1.823 (0.838-3.967)0.130
Nutrition supplement
    No vs yes1.097 (0.629-1.914)0.743
Clinical T stage
    T21 (reference)NA
    T30.586 (0.229-1.497)0.264
    T41.553 (0.654-3.686)0.319
Clinical N stage
    Positive vs negative1.259 (0.679-2.335)0.464
Clinical stage
    Stage 3 vs stage 22.086 (1.143-3.809)0.0170.821 (0.394-1.71)0.599
CEA, ng/mL1.052 (0.985-1.123)0.132
CA19-9, U/mL1.010 (1.002-1.019)0.0181.005 (0.994-1.016)0.374
hsCRP, mg/L1.022 (0.968-1.08)0.424
GNRI0.955 (0.929-0.981)0.0010.962 (0.928-0.997)0.035
PIV1.002 (1.000-1.004)0.0401.001 (0.999-1.004)0.209
NRS2002 score
    ≥ 3 vs < 31.904 (1.129-3.212)0.0160.872 (0.417-1.825)0.717
Vascular invasion
    Yes vs no2.426 (1.448-4.064)0.0011.258 (0.699-2.264)0.444
Perineural invasion
    Yes vs no2.148 (1.262-3.655)0.0050.977 (0.534-1.79)0.941
Pathological T stage
    T01 (reference)NA1 (reference)NA
    T14.619 (0.54-39.542)0.1625.224 (0.597-45.681)0.135
    T27.987 (1.038-61.429)0.0464.727 (0.583-38.327)0.146
    T313.694 (1.821-102.995)0.0113.158 (0.344-28.949)0.309
    T433.792 (4.55-250.976)0.0016.105 (0.655-56.896)0.112
Pathological N stage
    Positive vs negative4.632 (2.685-7.992)< 0.0011.21 (0.544-2.691)0.640
pathological stage
    Stage 2-3 vs stage 1-06.459 (3.336-12.506)< 0.0014.257 (1.242-14.596)0.021
Complication
    Yes vs no1.952 (1.165-3.272)0.0111.642 (0.92-2.93)0.094


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