Table 2 Relationship between variables and cancer-specific survival following curative resection for colorectal cancer
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
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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 |