Table 3 |
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| Cox stepwise multivariate regression analysis of prognostic factors in 558 colorectal cancer patients (MMP-9) | ||||
| Covariate | Wald statistic | p-value | RH | 95% CI |
| Age | 31.209 | <0.001 | 1.031 | 1.020-1.043 |
| Dukes’ stage | 299.615 | <0.001 | ||
| A | ||||
| B | 2.397 | 1.664 | 0.874-3.166 | |
| C | 27.913 | 5.274 | 2.846-9.773 | |
| D | 117.503 | 30.446 | 16.417-56.464 | |
| Differentiation (WHO Grade) | 12.502 | 0.005 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2.246 | 2.143 | 0.791-5.806 | |
| 3 | 4.577 | 3.031 | 1.097-8.373 | |
| 4 | 6.353 | 4.293 | 1.383-13.330 | |
| Tumour location in rectum | 5.815 | 0.016 | 1.373 | 1.061-1.776 |
| Histologic type | NS | |||
| MMP9 | NS | |||
NS = not significant, RH = relative hazard, CI = confidence interval at 95% level.
Koskensalo et al. BMC Clinical Pathology 2012 12:24 doi:10.1186/1472-6890-12-24
