Research Article

DKK2 Impairs Tumor Immunity Infiltration and Correlates with Poor Prognosis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic parameters for survival in PDAC patients.

Prognostic parameterUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
RR95% CI valueRR95% CI value

DKK2 (low vs. high)1.7291.24-2.4120.0011.7891.27-2.520.001
Age (<60 vs. ≥60)0.7650.552-1.0580.105
Gender (male vs. female)0.9890.87-1.1250.865
Tumor location (head vs. body/tail)0.9990.713-1.3990.996
Size (≤2 cm vs. >2 cm)1.7291.030-2.9020.0381.6060.923-2.7940.094
Tumor differentiation (well vs. moderate/poor)2.1250.938-4.8130.071
T classification (T1 vs. T2 vs. T3 vs. T4)0.8340.503-1.3830.482
AJCC stage (I vs. II vs. III vs. IV)1.3741.072-1.760.0120.9270.678-1.2660.633
N classification (absent vs. present)0.7880.317-1.9590.608
Liver metastasis (absent vs. present)4.9372.536-9.61<0.0016.5692.656-16.245<0.001
Vascular invasion (absent vs. present)0.3270.044-2.4190.273

Bold value with asterisk means it has significant difference. RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval; .