Table 4

Univariate and multivariate analyses of 5-year overall survival

VariableUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI)p valueHR (95% CI)p value
Age > 50 yr5.7 (3.2–10.0)< 0.0015.5 (2.9–10.4)< 0.001
Sex, male v. female1.0 (0.7–1.4)0.940.9 (0.65–1.23)0.49
Site
 Stomach v. small bowel0.6 (0.2–2.6)0.541.1 (0.28–4.7)0.85
 Appendix v. small bowel0.3 (0.2–0.6)< 0.0011.0 (0.5–1.7)0.99
 Colon v. small bowel0.9 (0.5–1.6)0.700.9 (0.5–1.7)0.89
 Rectum v. small bowel0.5 (0.3–0.9)0.0480.8 (0.4–1.6)0.51
Surgery, yes v. no0.5 (0.3–0.7)< 0.0010.6 (0.4–0.7)0.004
  • CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio.