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 4

Univariate and multivariate analysis of disease-free survival.

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

Age (>/≤64, years)1.774 (1.517–2.075)0.0001.693 (1.445–1.983)0.000
Sex (female/male)0.919 (0.785–1.075)0.289
BMI (>/≤22.6)0.864 (0.741–1.009)0.065
Hypertension (yes/no)1.054 (0.885–1.256)0.553
T2DM (yes/no)1.196 (0.951–1.504)0.127
Tumor site (colon/rectum)1.036 (0.888–1.210)0.650
Clinical stage (III/II/I)1.226 (1.106–1.358)0.0001.262 (1.139–1.400)0.000
Smoking (yes/no)1.065 (0.909–1.246)0.436
Drinking (yes/no)1.096 (0.930–1.293)0.274
Family history (yes/no)0.655 (0.399–1.075)0.094
Waiting time (long/intermediate/short)1.004 (0.998–1.011)0.204
Overall complications (yes/no)1.762 (1.498–2.071)0.0001.560 (1.312–1.855)0.000
Major complications (yes/no)2.471 (1.765–3.458)0.0001.647 (1.153–2.352)0.006

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