Table 2 Univariate analyses of prognostic factors for overall survival.

From: Prognostic Impact of the Signet Ring Cell Type in Node-Negative Gastric Cancer

Characteristic

Hazard Ratio

95% CI

P

SRC histology

1.34

0.83 to 2.15

0.232

Age at diagnosis

1.04

1.03 to 1.06

<0.001

Female sex

1.25

0.99 to 1.58

0.059

AJCC stage

 1

1.00

 

<0.001

 2

2.89

1.92 to 4.34

 3

4.23

2.78 to 6.42

Tumour grade

 1

1.00

 

0.007

 2

1.12

0.66 to 4.74

 3

2.25

1.46 to 4.96

Tumour stage

 T1a

1.00

 

<0.001

 T1b

0.78

0.41 to 1.47

 T2

2.33

1.52 to 3.56

 T3

2.79

1.30 to 6.01

 T4

4.69

3.03 to 7.26

Tumour location

 Upper stomach

1.00

 

0.425

 Middle stomach

0.85

0.54 to 1.36

 Lower stomach

0.94

0.60 to 1.46

 Overlapping

1.28

0.67 to 2.91

 Perineural invasion

3.64

2.04 to 5.96

<0.001

 Vascular invasion

1.49

0.92 to 2.44

0.108

 Number of retrieved LNs

1.78

0.72 to 4.42

0.207

 Chemotherapy

1.39

0.97 to 2.00

0.071

  1. Abbreviations: SRC, Signet Ring Cell. AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7th Edition. LNs, Lymph Nodes.
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