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Table 4 Results of the Cox regression backwards selection analysis for the occurrence of distant metastases within a 5-year interval

From: Metachronous metastasis- and survival-analysis show prognostic importance of lymphadenectomy for colon carcinomas

Variable

Hazard Ratio

95% CI

p-value

N-stage

1.97

1.49-2.60

0.0001

T-stage

1.78

1.22-2.60

0.0028

  1. Sex, age, N-stage, T-stage, UICC-stage and grading were taken into account. The Hazard Ratio implies an increase in risk for an increase in N- and T-stage, given that the other variable remains constant
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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