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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate cox regression analysis for progression-free survival

From: Serum lactate dehydrogenase level predicts the prognosis in bladder cancer patients

Factors

Progression-free survival

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95%CI)

P value

HR (95%CI)

P value

Age

    

 ≥ 64 vs. < 64 years

1.03 (0.66–1.60)

0.910

Sex

    

 Male vs. female

1.52 (0.84–2.76)

0.165

Smoking

    

 Yes vs. no

1.59 (1.02–2.48)

0.041

1.46 (0.92–2.32)

0.110

Pathological type

    

 Squamous cell carcinoma/adenocarcinoma vs. transitional cell carcinoma

9.12 (4.76–17.49)

< 0.001

3.07 (1.37–6.88)

0.007

T stage

    

 T2–3 vs. Ta, Tis, T1

2.69 (1.72–4.22)

< 0.001

1.66 (0.98–2.81)

0.061

N stage

    

 N1–3 vs. N0

13.67 (7.58–24.65)

< 0.001

3.12 (0.84–11.60)

0.090

M stage

    

 M1 vs. M0

18.37 (9.42–35.84)

< 0.001

3.02 (0.89–10.28)

0.077

Tumor size

    

 ≥ 3 vs. < 3 cm

3.20 (1.60–6.42)

0.001

2.81 (1.37–5.78)

0.005

LVI

    

 Present vs. absent

1.82 (1.17–2.83)

0.008

0.86 (0.47–1.55)

0.604

PNI

    

 Present vs. absent

2.18 (1.22–3.91)

0.008

1.07 (0.49–2.35)

0.870

Multifocality

    

 Multifocal vs. unifocal

1.01 (0.60–1.71)

0.978

LDH

    

 High vs. low

3.08 (1.96–4.83)

< 0.001

1.70 (1.00–2.87)

0.049

  1. LVI lymphovascular invasion, PNI perineural invasion, LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
  2. Bold values are statistically significant (P < 0.05)