Table 2 Relationship between variables and cancer-specific survival following curative resection for colorectal cancer

From: The effect of deprivation and the systemic inflammatory response on outcome following curative resection for colorectal cancer

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

(P -value)

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

(P -value)

Age

    

(<65/65–74/>75 years)

2.72 (1.62–4.56)

<0.001

2.58 (1.56–4.27)

<0.001

Sex (male/female)

 

0.506

 

0.685

Deprivation index (1–7)

 

0.420

 

0.354

Tumour site

    

(colon/rectum)

 

0.311

 

0.281

Dukes stage (B/C)

2.28 (1.14–4.57)

0.019

2.57 (1.25–5.26)

0.010

Adjuvant therapy (yes/no)

 

0.803

 

0.941

C-reactive protein

    

(10/>10 mg l−l)

2.13 (1.05–4.32)

0.037

2.55 (1.22–5.32)

0.013