Table 4 Results of univariate and multivariate Cox proportional-hazards analysis for disease-specific survival

≥47^a yr (n = 103) vs. <47 yr (n = 117)

1.654

0.931-2.938

0.086

I (n = 47) vs. IIIII (n = 174)

7.696

1.871-31.651

0.005*

I II (n = 181) vs. III (n = 40)

4.059

2.318-7.016

<0.001*

T1 (n = 63) vs. T2 + T3 (n = 158)

2.799

1.260-6.219

0.011*

absent (n = 105) vs. present (n = 116)

3.361

1.759-6.422

<0.001*

absent (n = 131) vs. present (n = 90)

1.549

0.857-2.798

0.147

low (n = 107) vs. high (n = 114)

8.661

3.897-19.251

<0.001*

absent (==97) vs. present (n = 124)

0.588

0.339-1.022

0.06

absent (n = 91) vs. present (n = 130)

0.505

0.291-0.878

0.015*

0, 1+, 2+ (n = 147) vs. 3+ (n = 74)

1.504

0.861-2.628

0.152

I (n = 47) vs. IIIII (n = 174)

4.808

1.154-20.030

0.031*

T1 (n = 63) vs. T2 + T3 (n = 158)

2.630

1.167-5.924

0.020*

absent (n = 105) vs. present (n = 116)

2.696

1.398-5.197

0.003*

low (n = 107) vs. high (n = 114)

9.120

4.056-20.506

<0.001*

absent (n = 91) vs. present (n = 130)

0.412

0.233-0.729

0.002*