Table 2 Importance values (VIPs) of the 10 variables with the greatest ability to predict mortality at 18 (left) and 24 months among patients with gastric cancer

MMP-7 < = 2 > 2

1.63

P53% < 6 > = 6

1.81

P53% < 6 > = 6

1.50

Ki 67 < 13 > = 13

1.67

Ki 67 < 13 > = 13

1.40

Vimentin < = 2 > 2

1.51

COX < = 2 > 2

1.38

CD34 < 30 > = 30

1.50

Vimentin < = 2 > 2

1.34

Regional lymph node (pN) < = N1 > N1

1.28

CD34 < 30 > = 30

1.20

Pathological tumor < T2 > = T2

1.23

Pathological tumor < T2 > = T2

1.17

HER-2 < = 1 > 1

1.20

HER-2 < = 1 > 1

1.17

COX < = 2 > 2

1.17

Regional lymph node (pN) < = N1 > N1

1.06

MMP-7 < = 2 > 2

1.02