Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of clinicopathological characteristics associated with disease-free survival in patients with colorectal cancer.

From: The cancer inflammation prognostic index is a valuable biomarker for predicting the survival of patients with stage I–III colorectal cancer

Clinicopathological characteristics

Disease-free survival

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR (95%CI)

P value

HR (95%CI)

P value

Age

1.356 (1.135–1.619)

0.001

1.508 (1.256—1.810)

< 0.001

T stage (T3–4)

2.034 (1.617–2.558)

< 0.001

1.481 (1.159—1.892)

0.002

N stage

 N0

Ref

 N1

1.798 (1.460–2.214)

< 0.001

1.586 (1.280—1.967)

< 0.001

 N2

4.048 (3.250–5.042)

< 0.001

3.262 (2.568—4.143)

< 0.001

Perineural invasion (Positive)

1.678 (1.292–2.179)

< 0.001

0.993 (0.742—1.328)

0.960

Vascular invasion (Positive)

1.995 (1.619–2.457)

< 0.001

1.426 (1.124—1.809)

0.003

Macroscopic type

 Protrude type

Ref

 Infiltrating type

1.539 (1.091–2.170)

0.014

1.447 (1.024—2.045)

0.036

 Ulcerative type

1.387 (1.119–1.719)

0.003

1.153 (0.925—1.437)

0.205

Differentiation (High-medium)

0.699 (0.548–0.893)

0.004

0.865 (0.673—1.112)

0.256

Tumor location (Colon cancer)

0.800 (0.670–0.956)

0.014

0.783 (0.653—0.939)

0.008

CIPI (High)

1.694 (1.420–2.021)

< 0.001

1.443 (1.203—1.730)

< 0.001

  1. CRC colorectal cancer; BMI body mass index; CIPI cancer-inflammation prognostic index.