Research Article

Does Preoperative Waiting Time Affect the Short-Term Outcomes and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer Patients? A Retrospective Study from the West of China

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival.

Risk factorsUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Age (>/≤64, years)2.105 (1.770–2.504)0.0001.947 (1.63–2.324)0.000
Sex (female/male)0.924 (0.779–1.096)0.363
BMI (>/≤22.6)0.948 (0.923–0.974)0.0110.802 (0.678–0.950)0.036
Hypertension (yes/no)1.062 (0.878–1.286)0.535
T2DM (yes/no)1.380 (1.085–1.754)0.0091.169 (0.91–1.491)0.207
Tumor site (colon/rectum)1.119 (0.946–1.324)0.191
Clinical stage (III/II/I)1.255 (1.121–1.404)0.0001.301 (1.161–1.457)0.000
Smoking (yes/no)1.058 (0.891–1.256)0.522
Drinking (yes/no)1.072 (0.895–1.284)0.451
Family history (yes/no)0.680 (0.400–1.156)0.154
Waiting time (long/intermediate/short)1.099 (0.967–1.250)0.148
Overall complications (yes/no)1.893 (1.590–2.253)0.0001.613 (1.303–1.895)0.000
Major complications (yes/no)2.855 (2.027–4.021)0.0001.812 (1.338–2.945)0.001

Note. value <0.05. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.