Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Discovery* | Validation* | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. pts | 93 | 258 | |
| Mean ± SD age | 59.1 ± 10.3 | 59.8 ± 10.6 | 0.59 |
| No. gender (%): | 0.028 | ||
| F | 39 (41.94) | 75 (29.07) | |
| M | 54 (58.06) | 183 (70.93) | |
| Mean ± SD BMI (kg/m2) | 30.7 ± 6.5 | 30.4 ± 6.5 | 0.74 |
| No. smoking (%): | 0.28 | ||
| Never | 49 (52.69) | 118 (46.46) | |
| Former | 28 (30.11) | 100 (39.37) | |
| Current | 16 (17.20) | 36 (14.17) | |
| No. hypertension history (%): | 0.81 | ||
| Yes | 52 (55.91) | 139 (53.88) | |
| No | 41 (44.09) | 119 (46.12) | |
| No. Ca family history (%): | 0.057 | ||
| Yes | 53 (56.99) | 176 (68.22) | |
| No | 40 (43.01) | 82 (31.78) | |
| No. stage (%): | 0.0021 | ||
| I | 45 (48.39) | 104 (40.63) | |
| II | 18 (19.35) | 20 (7.81) | |
| III | 16 (17.20) | 84 (32.81) | |
| IV | 14 (15.05) | 48 (18.75) | |
| No. grade (%): | 0.96 | ||
| 1 | 24 (25.81) | 69 (26.96) | |
| 2 | 53 (56.99) | 140 (54.69) | |
| 3 | 16 (17.20) | 47 (18.36) | |
| No. recurrence (%): | 0.65 | ||
| Yes | 21 (29.17) | 61 (26.29) | |
| No | 51 (70.83) | 171 (73.71) | |
| No. death (%): | 0.89 | ||
| Yes | 21 (22.83) | 57 (22.09) | |
| No | 71 (77.17) | 201 (77.91) |
*
Some categories do not total 100% due to missing values.