Figure 3.
Kaplan–Meier survival curve analysis of telomere index in clear cell carcinomas. After adjusting for the patients’ age and clinical stage, patients with long telomeres (index >1) in their tumors had a worse overall survival than patients whose tumors had shorter telomeres (index ≤1) (P< 0.001, log rank test). The hazard ratio for death was 4.93 (95% CI 1.64–14.86 P= 0.005) for women with clear cell carcinomas with a higher telomere index (>1) compared with those women whose tumors had a smaller telomere index (≤1).