lncRNA SSTR5-AS1 Predicts Poor Prognosis and Contributes to the Progression of Esophageal Cancer

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic variables of overall survival in ESCA patients.

Characteristics	Total ()	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
		HR (95% CI)	value	HR (95% CI)	value
Age	162
≤60	83	Reference
>60	79	0.831 (0.506-1.365)	0.466
Gender	162
Female	23	Reference
Male	139	2.306 (0.922-5.770)	0.074	1.571 (0.543-4.543)	0.405
Pathologic stage	142
Stage I & Stage II	85	Reference
Stage III & Stage IV	57	3.223 (1.807-5.747)	<0.001	2.961 (1.623-5.402)	<0.001
SSTR5-AS1	162
Low	81	Reference
High	81	2.002 (1.192-3.361)	0.009	2.286 (1.268-4.122)	0.006