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Table 6 Cox proportional hazards model examining factors influencing prognosis

From: Evaluation of preoperative diagnostic methods for resectable pancreatic cancer: a diagnostic capability and impact on the prognosis of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

Factors

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

Age

≧70 y.o

1.345 (0.974–1.858)

0.071

1.123 (0.789–1.596)

0.517

Sex

Male

1.385 (0.998–1.939)

0.050

1.222 (0.862–1.747)

0.260

Diagnostic method

EUS-FNA

0.946 (0.685–1.306)

0.735

0.882 (0.632–1.233)

0.464

Tumor location

Head

1.320 (0.924–1.924)

0.128

1.357 (0.943–1.994)

0.100

Tumor diameter

≧23 mm

1.531 (1.107–2.129)

0.009

1.359 (0.965–1.926)

0.078

Stage

IV

2.612 (1.865–3.690)

< 0.001

2.026 (1.407–2.942)

< 0.001

Curability

R0

0.383 (0.275–0.536)

< 0.001

0.463 (0.324–0.664)

< 0.001

Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Yes

0.561 (0.378–0.860)

0.009

0.446 (0.288–0.709)

< 0.001

  1. EUS-FNA, endoscopic ultrasonography—fine needle aspiration; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
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