Table 2 Univariate and multivariate regression analysis of metastasis biomarkers in the study cohort.

From: Overexpression of the NEK9–EG5 axis is a novel metastatic marker in pathologic stage T3 colon cancer

Variables

Metastasis

HR

95% CI

P

Univariate

Size ≥ 60 mm

0.841

0.391

− 1.806

0.657

N stage (N2 vs N1 vs N0)

2.563

1.545

− 4.251

< 0.001

Differentiation (PD vs MD vs WD)

0.942

0.275

− 3.226

0.924

LVI

2.971

1.442

− 6.122

0.003

PNI

2.199

1.087

− 4.450

0.028

Tumor budding

0.481

0.216

− 1.072

0.073

NEK9

2.476

1.520

− 4.033

< 0.001

EG5

1.139

0.881

− 1.472

0.320

Acetyl-α-tubulin

1.293

0.866

− 1.932

0.209

E-cadherin

0.757

0.455

− 1.261

0.285

Vimentin

0.440

0.088

− 2.210

0.319

Claudin-1

0.561

0.336

− 0.937

0.027

ꞵ-Catenin

1.885

0.191

− 18.633

0.588

Multivariate

Size ≥ 60 mm

1.237

0.460

− 3.327

0.673

N stage

2.496

1.284

− 4.852

0.007

LVI

2.090

0.761

− 5.739

0.153

PNI

1.496

0.562

− 3.983

0.420

NEK9

3.365

1.786

− 6.340

< 0.001

EG5

0.917

0.648

− 1.298

0.625

Acetyl-α-tubulin

1.397

0.823

− 2.372

0.216

E-cadherin

0.537

0.266

− 1.087

0.084

Vimentin

0.335

0.05

− 1.912

0.218

Claudin-1

0.554

0.286

− 1.073

0.080

ꞵ-Catenin

2.156

0.110

− 42.298

0.613

  1. WD well differentiated, MD moderately differentiated, PD poorly differentiated, LVI lymphovascular invasion, PNI perineural invasion.