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Table 3 Multivariate survival analysis of all gastric cancer patients in the whole study series and propensity score-matched pairs

From: Prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion in pN0 stage gastric cancer: a propensity score matching analysis

Variables

Whole study series

Propensity-score-matched pairs.

HR (95%CI)

p

HR (95%CI)

p

LNs

 

<0.001

 

0.001

 1–3

1

 

1

 

 4–10

5.624 (2.762–11.452)

<0.001

5.702 (2.078–15.641)

0.001

 11–15

3.939 (2.035–7.627)

<0.001

4.618 (1.788–11.930)

0.002

 16–25

2.629 (1.280–5.401)

0.009

2.645 (0.909–7.697)

0.074

 ≥ 26

1.345 (0.625–2.896)

0.449

2.156 (0.766–6.066)

0.146

LVI

 

<0.001

 

0.001

 Absent

1

 

1

 

 Present

1.870 (1.344–2.602)

 

1.452 (1.038–2.016)

 

Depth of invasion

 

0.001

  

 T1

1

   

 T2

0.419 (0.195–0.903)

0.026

  

 T3

0.495 (0.307-0.800)

0.004

  

 T4

0.529 (0.318–0.879)

0.014

  
  1. LVI = lymphovascular invasion; LNs = Number of examined lymph nodes