Table 4 Univariable analysis of factors influencing survival
From: Relative prognostic value of TNM7 vs TNM6 in staging oesophageal cancer
Variable | χ 2 | DF | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 48.020 | 41 | 0.210 |
Gender | 1.039 | 1 | 0.308 |
Histological cell type | 2.250 | 2 | 0.308 |
Histological tumour grade | 10.260 | 2 | 0.006 |
Operative approach (TT vs TH) | 0.795 | 1 | 0.373 |
Neoadjuvant therapy | 0.627 | 1 | 0.429 |
T stage (same in TNM6 and TNM7) | 21.514 | 3 | <0.0001 |
N stage (TNM6) | 21.499 | 1 | <0.0001 |
N stage (TNM7) | 37.509 | 3 | <0.0001 |
Number of lymph node metastases | 61.677 | 12 | <0.0001 |
Stage groupings (TNM6) | 36.587 | 4 | <0.0001 |
Stage groupings (TNM7) | 50.531 | 7 | <0.0001 |
Prognostic groupings (TNM7) | 47.147 | 7 | <0.0001 |
