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Table 4 Cox proportional regression analysis for postoperative recurrence (n = 62)

From: Tumor conspicuity significantly correlates with postoperative recurrence in patients with pancreatic cancer: a retrospective observational study

 

Univariate:

HR (95% CI)

p-value

aMultivariate:

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

1.019 (0.989,1.050)

0.210

AD.

 

Male

0.893 (0.474,1.684)

0.727

AD.

 

Tumor differentiation

  

AD.

 

 Well

    

 Moderate

1.031 (0.419,2.535)

0.948

  

 Poor

1.187 (0.393,3.581)

0.761

  

Interval between initial imaging and operation (mo.)

1.085 (0.990,1.189)

0.08

AD.

 

CCI

1.044 (0.865,1.260)

0.653

0.918 (0.675–1.248)

0.585

Adjuvant chemotherapy

0.474 (0.242,0.926)

0.029*

0.544 (0.220–1.343)

0.187

Preoperative CA19–9

1.105 (1.007,1.214)

0.036*

1.146 (1.022–1.286)

0.02*

Postoperative CA19–9

1.105 (1.021,1.196)

0.014*

1.114 (1.006–1.232)

0.037*

Radiologic tumor size

1.248 (0.882,1.767)

0.211

1.483 (0.966–2.276)

0.072

Resectability

 Resectable

1

 

1

 

 Borderline resectable

1.560 (0.799,3.049)

0.193

1.868 (0.833–4.188)

0.129

 Unresectable

4.018 (0.896,18.012)

0.069

1.349 (0.093–19.548)

0.826

Conspicuity score > 2

3.122 (1.616,6.029)

0.001*

3.669 (1.735,7.762)

0.001*

Pathologic tumor size (cm)

1.383 (1.058, 1.807)

0.018*

1.612 (1.062–2.448)

0.025*

Positive resection margin

1.528 (0.664,3.514)

0.318

1.407 (0.552–3.583)

0.475

Lymphatic invasion

2.058 (1.043,4.059)

0.037*

2.757 (1.224–6.211)

0.014*

Perineural invasion

1.659 (0.815,3.378)

0.163

2.448 (1.048–5.721)

0.039

Microvascular invasion

1.318 (0.61,2.848)

0.482

1.464 (0.644–3.327)

0.363

Pathologic T stage

 T1

1

 

1

 

 T2

0.417 (0.089,1.947)

0.266

0.583 (0.069–4.928)

0.620

 T3

0.588 (0.135,2.588)

0.480

0.739 (0.09–6.055)

0.778

 T4

0.402 (0.035,4.645)

0.465

0.535 (0.022–13.170)

0.702

Positive lymph node

1.178 (0.615, 2.256)

0.622

1.261 (0.605–2.630)

0.536

  1. a Adjusted for age, sex, concomitant pancreatitis, tumor location, tumor differentiation, and interval between initial imaging and operation
  2. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, CCI Charlson co-morbidity index
  3. * p-value less than 0.05