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Table 4 Independent predictors for survival by multivariate analysis

From: The clinical significance of tumor-infiltrating neutrophils and neutrophil-to-CD8+ lymphocyte ratio in patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Multivariate analysis

Category compared

HR (95% CI)

P value

Disease-free survival

   

Tumor location

Upper vs. middle and lower

0.474 (0.228-0.987)

0.046

pTNM stage

I, II vs. III

1.892 (1.104-3.241)

0.02

Intratumoral neutrophils

<18.5 vs. ≥18.5

2.174 (1.249-3.784)

0.006

Overall survival

   

pTNM stage

I, II vs. III

2.122 (1.205-3.736)

0.009

Treatment regimens

Surgery alone vs. Adjuvant radiation

1.855 (1.061-3.244)

0.03

Intratumoral neutrophils

<18.5 vs. ≥18.5

1.858 (1.038-3.325)

0.037

  1. pTNM pathological tumor node metastasis, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval.