Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis for prognostic factors in patients with peritoneal metastasis.

From: Regulatory B cells drive immune evasion in the tumor microenvironment and are involved peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer

Variable

 

Number

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR

95% CI

p value

HR

95% CI

p value

Age, years

> 70/≦70

20/40

1.824

1.329–5.309

0.037

1.741

0.661–2.573

0.09

Sex

Male/female

26/34

1.204

0.712–2.037

0.4826

   

Performance status

0 /1, 2

50/10

2.471

0.945–6.457

0.0059

0.794

0.323–1.955

0.616

BMI

≦ 19.8/>19.8

30/30

0.949

0.561–1.604

0.8387

   

Histology (Nakamura’s classification)

Differentiated/undifferentiated

13/47

0.908

0.480–1.717

0.7509

   

Histology (Lauren’s classification)

Intestinal/diffuse and mixed

10/50

0.798

0.421–2.053

0.594

   

first-onset case/recurrent case

first-onset /recurrence case

53/7

0.961

0.440–2.097

0.9211

   

Size of PM

Bowel resection/biopsy or excision alone

17/43

1.067

0.608–1.873

0.8204

   

Location of resected PM

Visceral peritoneum/parietal peritoneum

47/13

1.150

0.603–2.191

0.6561

   

Chemotherapy

Yes/no

57/3

0.084

0.002–3.808

< 0.001

0.158

0.034–0.738

0.019

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Yes/no

32/28

0.809

0.473–1.382

0.4147

   

P stage

P1a/P1b, P1c

9/51

1.399

0.693–2.826

0.3972

   

CEA

>5/≦5

13/47

1.974

0.913–4.272

0.026

0.971

0.436–2.165

0.943

CA19-9

>37/≦37

14/46

1.509

0.729–3.123

0.1932

   

CA125

>35/≦35

20/40

1.480

0.822–2.665

0.1494

   

Platelet

≦ 223 × 103/>223 × 103

20/40

1.734

0.916–3.282

0.447

   

CRP

>1.0/≦1.0

9/51

1.505

0.658–3.444

0.250

   

PNI

≦ 40/>40

26/34

1.185

0.695–2.021

0.515

   

Breg frequency in primary lesion

>10.2/≦10.2

27/33

1.605

0.963–2.675

0.068

   

Breg frequency in PM

high/low

29/31

2.144

1.222–3.763

0.002

2.314

1.298–4.124

0.004

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