Table 3 The univariate and multivariate survival analyses of GC patients in the whole study series.

From: D2 plus” lymphadenectomy is associated with improved survival in distal gastric cancer with clinical serosa invasion: a propensity score analysis

Characteristics

n

5-year OS (%)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR(95%CI)

P

HR(95%CI)

P

Gender

  Male

280

45.0

1 (ref)

   

  Female

114

48.2

0.926 (0.694–1.236)

0.604

  

Age (yr)

  <70

301

49.8

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  ≥70

93

33.3

1.413 (1.058–1.888)

0.019

1.408 (1.025–1.933)

0.035

Tumor ___location

  Lower one-third

112

56.3

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  Middle one-third

231

42.9

1.509 (1.106–2.060)

0.009

1.045 (0.740–1.447)

0.802

  2/3 or more

51

37.3

1.485 (0.960–2.297)

0.076

1.168 (0.918–1.314)

0.056

Tumor diameter

  <5 cm

142

57.0

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  ≥5 cm

252

39.7

1.666 (1.255–2.213)

<0.001

1.034 (0.752–1.421)

0.838

Borrmann type

  I

33

78.8

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  II

121

49.6

2.630 (1.311–5.277)

0.007

2.342 (1.141–4.805)

0.020

  III

218

41.3

3.336 (1.697–6.557)

<0.001

2.589 (1.282–5.231)

0.008

  IV

22

22.7

5.202 (2.310–11.714)

<0.001

4.176 (1.679–10.389)

0.002

Histology

  Differentiated

98

49.0

1 (ref)

   

  Undifferentiated

296

44.9

1.048 (0.777–1.413)

0.760

  

TNM stage

  II

125

70.4

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  IIIa

157

44.6

1.967 (1.387–2.791)

<0.001

1.707 (1.167–2.497)

0.006

  IIIb

78

24.4

3.451 (2.359–5.050)

<0.001

3.685 (2.447–5.550)

<0.001

  IIIc

34

11.8

6.321 (3.978–10.042)

<0.001

5.112 (2.984–8.759)

<0.001

Type of gastrectomy

  Subtotal

229

50.7

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  Total

165

39.4

1.419 (1.095–1.838)

0.008

1.702 (1.226–2.363)

0.002

Extent of lymphadenectomy

  D2

262

41.2

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  D2 plus

132

55.3

0.674 (0.507–0.897)

0.007

0.658 (0.476–0.909)

0.011

Total number of lymph node retrieval

  ≥25

179

52.0

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  <25

215

40.9

1.372 (1.053–1.787)

0.019

1.504 (1.092–2.072)

0.012

Extranodal tumor deposits

  Absent

281

52.7

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

  Present

113

29.2

2.110 (1.614–2.758)

<0.001

1.605 (1.200–2.147)

0.001

Postoperative chemotherapy

  Yes

296

48.6

1 (ref)

   

  No

98

37.8

1.221 (0.913–1.631)

0.178