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. 2006 May 9;94(11):1650–1657. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603144

Table 2. Univariate analysis on the association of the variables with the outcome measures.

  Progression-free survival
Overall survival
Variable HR 95% CI P-value HR 95% CI P-value
Age 1.03 1.01–1.05 0.01 1.03 1.01–1.05 0.001
Residual disease
 Microscopic Baseline     Baseline    
 ⩽2 cm 2.50 1.42–4.40 0.001 2.06 1.20–3.54 0.01
 ⩾2 cm 7.07 3.94–12.67 <0.001 7.94 4.48–14.08 <0.001
             
Stage
 I Baseline     Baseline    
 II 2.14 0.92–4.95 0.08 2.27 1.03–5.04 0.04
 III 3.98 2.16–7.34 <0.001 3.78 2.12–6.74 <0.001
 IV 6.69 2.82–15.86 <0.001 5.33 2.33–12.15 <0.001
             
Histology            
  Baseline     Baseline    
Endometrioid
 Clear cell 0.63 0.31–1.34 0.24 0.65 0.31–1.34 0.24
 Mucinous 0.71 0.31–1.65 0.43 0.62 0.28–1.50 0.31
 Serous 0.88 0.51–1.53 0.65 1.13 0.68–1.89 0.63
 Others 1.25 0.54–2.89 0.60 1.35 0.59–3.11 0.48
             
Differentiation
 Well Baseline     Baseline    
 Moderate 1.42 0.73–2.73 0.30 1.32 0.72–2.43 0.37
 Moderate–poor 0.77 0.62–5.04 0.29 1.80 0.69–4.69 0.23
 Poor 1.92 0.95–3.87 0.07 1.59 0.81–3.12 0.17
             
Lymphatic count 1.01 0.99–1.03 0.30 1.01 0.99–1.03 0.41
Vascular count 0.99 0.95–1.02 0.53 0.98 0.95–1.02 0.34
             
TP
 Stroma 1.00 0.81–1.24 0.96 1.11 0.90–1.38 0.33
 0/1 vs 2 vs 3 1.01 0.76–1.35 0.94 1.14 0.85–1.51 0.38
 0/1/2 vs 3 1.24 0.73–2.08 0.43 1.44 0.86–2.40 0.17
 0/1 vs 2/3 0.86 0.53–1.41 0.56 1.06 0.65–1.74 0.81
 Epithelium 1.21 0.73–2.04 0.46 1.07 0.63–1.80 0.80
             
VEGF
 Epithelial 0.97 0.79–1.81 0.74 0.97 0.80–1.19 0.79
 Macrophage 1.01 0.84–1.23 0.89 1.02 0.85–1.24 0.81
 Stromal 1.01 0.80–1.28 0.94 0.99 0.78–1.26 0.94
 Vascular 0.98 0.80–1.20 0.83 0.97 0.79–1.19 0.80
VEGF(0–3,4–7,8–12) 1.05 0.73–1.51 0.79 1.07 0.75–1.54 0.71

CI=confidence intervals; HR=hazards ratios; TP=thymidine phosphorylase; VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor.

Age was analyzed as a continuous variable. Univariate analysis of TP and VEGF expression was performed by considering the trend in expression.