TABLE 3

Multivariate Analysis for Identification of TRG1

	Multivariate analysis
Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI	P
Sex (male vs. female)	0.52	0.12–2.19	0.38
Age (≤65 y vs. >65 y)	0.66	0.15–2.79	0.57
ECOG performance status (0 vs. 1–2)	0.45	0.12–1.70	0.24
Gunderson risk (intermediate/moderate vs. high)	0.46	0.11–1.86	0.27
Distance from anal verge (>5 cm vs. ≤5 cm)	0.29	0.06–1.27	0.10
Distance of mesorectal fascia (>2 mm vs. ≤2 mm)	1.34	0.32–5.59	0.68
Baseline CEA serum level (≤5 IU/L vs. >5 IU/L)	1.53	0.35–6.75	0.56
ΔTLG-early (≥59.5% vs. <59.5%)	10.864	2.54–46.34	0.001