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Table 1 Univariate analysis and Cox regression multivariate analysis of PAI-2 in cancer cells in clinical CCA samples and patient clinicopathological parameters

From: The microRNA-15a-PAI-2 axis in cholangiocarcinoma-associated fibroblasts promotes migration of cancer cells

Parameters (no. of cases)

Univariate

Multivariate

PAI-2 in cancer cells

P-value

OR

(95% CI)

P-value

High

Low

High PAI-2 expression (72)

 

45

27

–

3.452 (1.188-10.030)

0.023

Age (y) (72)

< 60

24

13

0.808

1.00 (0.499-2.003)

1.000

≥ 60

21

14

Gender (72)

Male

25

17

0.625

1.291 (0.683-2.443)

0.432

Female

20

10

Tumor size (cm) (67)

< 5

15

9

0.790

1.375 (0.698-2.705)

0.357

≥ 5

29

14

Tumor staging (72)

I - III

8

10

0.093

0.963 (0.359-2.579)

0.940

IV

37

17

Histological type (72)

WD

23

9

0.220

–

0.008

MD

6

4

1.000

2.034 (0.915-4.519)

0.081

PD

2

5

0.095

4.414 (1.1610-12.106)

0.004

Pap

14

9

1.000

6.199 (1.754-21.909)

0.005

Vascular invasion (51)

Absence

18

16

0.065

0.405 (0.190-0.866)

0.020

Presence

14

3

LN metastasis (72)

Absence

28

20

0.439

2.078 (0.925-4.670)

0.077

Presence

17

7

  1. WD well differentiated, MD moderately differentiated, PD poorly differentiated, Pap papillary, OR odd ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, LN lymph node