Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2025; 17(5): 102201
Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.102201
Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analyses of baseline characteristics for overall survival in 181 advanced gastric cancer patients
Patients’ characteristicsUnivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
Sex (male vs female)0.78 (0.52-1.15)0.2090.94 (0.63-1.41)0.780
Age at diagnosis, years (> 60 vs ≤ 60)6.98 (3.92-12.4)< 0.0013.66 (1.97-6.80)< 0.001
INPI groups
    Medium risk vs low risk3.23 (2.08-5.00)< 0.0013.70 (2.29-5.98)< 0.001
    High risk vs low risk15.0 (8.17-27.57)< 0.0019.81 (4.97-19.37)< 0.001
    NRS 2002 (> 5 vs ≤ 5)4.18 (2.40-7.29)< 0.0011.88 (1.03-3.40)0.037
ASA score
    2 vs 10.76 (0.10-5.56)0.794
    3 vs 10.86 (0.11-6.29)0.888
    4 vs 11.35 (0.08-21.75)0.830
    pT stage (pT4 vs pT3)4.46 (2.68-7.42)< 0.0012.06 (1.08-3.94)0.028
pN stage
    N2 vs N13.70 (2.09-6.53)< 0.0013.77 (1.83-7.78)< 0.001
    N3 vs N19.83 (5.70-16.96)< 0.0016.69 (3.30-13.56)< 0.001
    pTNM stage (IV vs III)6.93 (3.34-14.40)< 0.0011.49 (0.5-4.54)0.477
Pathological tumor type
    Mucinous adenocarcinoma or signet-ring cell carcinoma vs adenocarcinoma1.07 (0.67-1.72)0.758
Tumor site
    Body/angulus vs cardia/fundus1.09 (0.26-4.55)0.901
    Antrum/pylorus vs cardia/fundus0.92 (0.22-3.78)0.916
    Histological grade (G3 vs G1/G2)12.8 (0.80-2.04)0.309
    Lymphovascular invasion (yes vs no)3.37 (2.13-5.32)< 0.0011.91 (1.17-3.13)0.010
    Surgical procedure (open surgery vs laparoscopic surgery)1.25 (0.83-1.90)0.279
Reconstruction method
    Billroth II + Braun vs Roux-en-Y1.068 (0.69-1.64)0.763
    Billroth I vs Roux-en-Y0.894 (0.21-3.64)0.876
Heat perfusion frequency
    2 times vs 1 time0.79 (0.40-1.55)0.498
    3 times vs 1 time0.86 (0.58-2.34)0.658
    Extent of gastric resection (distal vs total)0.98 (0.65-1.49)0.946