Table 1 Prognostic factors for cancer-specific survival in 245 gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy.

From: The role of prognostic nutritional index for clinical outcomes of gastric cancer after total gastrectomy

Variable

Patients

Characteristics

Univariate

Multivariate

HR

95% CI

p value

HR

95% CI

p value

Gender

179/66

M/F

0.437

0.258–0.616

0.773

   

Age (year)

162/83

< 65/≥ 65

2.116

0.493–3.739

0.042

1.217

0.435–1.999

0.076

Differentiation

161/84

Well and moderate/poor

3.542

0.764–6.320

0.037

2.784

1.218–4.350

0.218

TNM stage

99/146

I + II + III + IV

4.378

2.581–6.175

0.025

3.771

1.873–5.669

0.027

Vessel invasion

126/119

N/P

1.339

0.337–2.341

0.189

   

Lymph node metastasis

73/172

N/P

2.392

0.469–4.315

0.028

0.685

0.437–0.933

0.133

PNI

148/97

< 43/≥ 43

2.573

0.692–4.454

0.033

2.351

1.026–3.676

0.041