Research Article

Gαs Protein Expression Is an Independent Predictor of Recurrence in Prostate Cancer

Table 5

Univariate and Multivariate analysis of clinical factors in relation to overall survival.

Univariate
HR (95% CI)
Multivariate
HR (95% CI)

Negative Gαs5.832 (3.232–10.763)<0.001*3.904 (1.278–5.873)<0.001*
Age at diagnosis1.098 (0.921–1.284)0.4951.328 (0.493–4.187)0.276
Clinical stage at diagnosis2.287 (1.639–3.121)<0.001*0.723 (0.298–1.114)0.294
Gleason score at diagnosis3.809 (2.778–5.132)<0.001*2.153 (1.471–9.357)0.004*
Preoperative PSA2.673 (2.007–3.297)<0.001*2.158 (0.622–3.192)0.429
Angiolymphatic invasion1.224 (1.098–1.989)0.004*1.472 (0.897–1.677)0.172
Extraprostatic extension1.327 (1.211–2.019)0.031*0.819 (0.531–1.396)0.491
Positive margin2.127 (1.271–4.918)0.009*1.211 (0.682–2.198)0.514
Seminal vesicle invasion1.778 (1.281–3.711)0.046*1.397 (0.723–2.187)0.283
Positive lymph node1.698 (0.831–3.781)0.0640.931 (0.871–2.011)0.592

CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; rec: recurrence.
*Significant relationships of clinical factors with overall survival.