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Table 5 Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios for death within 5 years in relation to re-evaluated histopathology parameters

From: Use of a standardized diagnostic approach improves the prognostic information of histopathologic factors in pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinoma

 

n (events)

Unadjusted HR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

p-value

Age, continuous

172 (112)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.479

1.0 (1.0-1.1)

0.015

Sex

     

 Female

86 (47)

    

 Male

86 (65)

1.5 (1.0-2.2)

0.042

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

0.131

T-stage

     

 T1

8 (3)

    

 T2

23 (12)

1.5 (0.4-5.2)

0.553

1.1 (0.3-4.4)

0.847

 T3

102 (66)

2.7 (0.8-8.6)

0.995

1.0 (0.3-3.8)

0.948

 T4

39 (31)

3.4 (1.0-11.2)

0.043

1.3 (0.3-5.1)

0.683

N-stage

     

 N0

67 (37)

    

 N1-N2

105 (75)

2.0 (1.3-2.9)

0.001

1.3 (0.8-2.0)

0.265

Tumour size, continuous

172 (112)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.010

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.533

Tumour differentiation

     

 Well-moderate

73 (38)

    

 Poor

99 (74)

2.3 (1.5-3.3)

<0.001

1.9 (1.2-2.8)

0.002

Tumour morphology

     

 Intestinal type

63 (31)

    

 Pancreatobiliary type

109 (81)

2.3 (1.5-3.4)

<0.001

1.3 (0.7-2.3)

0.394

Margins

     

 R0

25 (7)

    

 R1-Rx

147 (105)

3.3 (1.5-7.0)

0.002

2.2 (1.0-4.9)

0.046

Perineural growth

     

 No

68 (33)

    

 Yes

104 (79)

2.4 (1.6-3.7)

<0.001

1.1 (0.6-1.8)

0.779

Growth in lymphatic vessels

     

 No

63 (30)

    

 Yes

109 (82)

2.2 (1.4-3.3)

<0.001

1.2 (0.8-1.9)

0.420

Growth in blood vessels

     

 No

131 (74)

    

 Yes

41 (38)

3.1 (2.1-4.7)

<0.001

2.4 (1.6-3.7)

<0.001

Growth in peripancreatic fat

     

 No

67 (30)

    

 Yes

105 (82)

2.8 (1.8-4.3)

<0.001

2.1 (1.4-3.3)

0.001

  1. HR, hazard ratio. CI, confidence interval. Bold text indicates p < 0.05.