Natural history and outcome in chinese patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: - a 17-year retrospective analysis

Table 4 Cox multivariate analysis for overall survival and disease progression

Mortality
Variables	HR	95 % CI	p
Age	1.05	1.02–1.08	<0.001
Presence of Metastases on Presentation	6.52	3.22–13.19	<0.001
Disease Progression
Age	1.05	1.02–1.07	0.001
Presence of Metastases on Presentation	4.12	1.96–8.68	<0.001
Tumour Grade	5.17	2.05–13.05	0.001

Variables included in the regression model: age (as continuous variable), tumour size (<2 cm versus ≥2 cm), tumour grade (Grade 1 versus Grade 2 and Grade 3) and status of metastases on presentation (presence of metastases versus no metastasis on presentation). Only significant variables are shown in the table
HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval

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