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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 115906
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115906
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115906
Table 2 Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses for the prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients
| Clinicopathologic factors | Univariable analysis | P value | Multivariable analysis | P value | ||
| HR | 95%CI | HR | 95%CI | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | |
| Male | 0.955 | 0.634-1.438 | 0.824 | - | - | - |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| ≤ 65 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | |
| > 65 | 1.107 | 0.736-1.665 | 0.626 | - | - | - |
| Underlying diseases | ||||||
| No | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | |
| Yes | 0.992 | 0.661-1.491 | 0.970 | - | - | - |
| Surgical methods | ||||||
| Endoscopic surgery | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | |
| Open surgery | 1.101 | 0.570-2.128 | 0.774 | - | - | - |
| Tumor location | ||||||
| Pancreatic body/tail | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | |
| Pancreatic head | 0.754 | 0.495-1.147 | 0.187 | - | - | - |
| Tumor maximum diameter (cm) | ||||||
| ≤ 3 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | |
| > 3 | 1.816 | 1.194-2.762 | 0.005a | 1.592 | 0.962-2.633 | 0.070 |
| T staging | ||||||
| T1-T2 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| T3-T4 | 1.568 | 1.013-2.427 | 0.043a | 1.061 | 0.624-1.802 | 0.827 |
| N grouping | ||||||
| N0 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| N1-N2 | 1.325 | 0.877-2.002 | 0.181 | - | - | |
| TNM staging | ||||||
| I-II | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| III | 1.129 | 0.601-2.120 | 0.707 | - | - | - |
| Degree of tumor differentiation | ||||||
| Moderately or well-differentiated | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poorly differentiated | 1.607 | 1.057-2.442 | 0.026a | 1.614 | 1.036-2.515 | 0.034a |
| Surgical margins | ||||||
| Negative | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Positive | 1.033 | 0.451-2.371 | 0.938 | - | - | - |
| Vascular tumor thrombus | ||||||
| No | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | 1.058 | 0.700-1.599 | 0.790 | - | - | - |
| Vascular/nerve invasion | ||||||
| No | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | 1.715 | 0.859-3.426 | 0.126 | - | - | - |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||||
| No | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | 1.251 | 0.825-1.897 | 0.292 | - | - | - |
| Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy | ||||||
| No | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | 0.575 | 0.373-0.885 | 0.012a | 0.561 | 0.360-0.874 | 0.011a |
| Recent postoperative complications | ||||||
| No | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | 1.218 | 0.763-1.945 | 0.408 | - | - | - |
| CEA (ng/mL) | ||||||
| ≤ 5 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| > 5 | 0.917 | 0.562-1.495 | 0.728 | - | - | - |
| CA19-9 (U/mL) | ||||||
| ≤ 37 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| > 37 | 2.021 | 1.142-3.576 | 0.016a | 1.844 | 1.021-3.330 | 0.043a |
| SII | ||||||
| ≤ 335.82 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| > 335.82 | 1.844 | 1.194-2.849 | 0.006a | 1.891 | 1.217-2.938 | 0.005a |
| PNI | ||||||
| ≤ 44.45 | 1 (reference) | - | - | - | - | - |
| > 44.45 | 1.990 | 1.305-3.034 | 0.001a | 2.149 | 1.381-3.343 | 0.001a |
- Citation: Tang J, Ding SL, Wu Y, Wu YP, Yuan XB, Wu PF, Sha DS. Prognostic value of a nomogram model for pancreatic cancer incorporating the systemic immune-inflammation and prognostic nutritional indices. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(3): 115906
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115906