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Table 5 Contribution of various potential prognostic factors to overall survival by Cox regression analysis in colon cancer patients

From: Increased expression of CD133 and reduced dystroglycan expression are strong predictors of poor outcome in colon cancer patients

 

Hazard

95% confidence

 

Variable

ratio

interval

p value

Age°

1.431

0.842-2.432

0.185

Tumor grade*

1.380

0.767-2.484

0.282

pT parameter#

1.850

0.744-4.599

0.185

Node status**

3.023

1.546-5.911

0.001

CD133§

2.341

1.332-4.114

0.003

Dystroglycan§§

1.462

0.845-2.532

0.175

  1. The risk ratio is given as: ° older (>68 y) versus younger patients; * higher (G3) versus lower grade (G1/2); # higher (pT3/4) versus lower (pT1/2) pT parameter; ** node-positive vs node-negative; § positive vs negative and §§ negative vs positive.