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. 2016 Dec 26;2016:8687575. doi: 10.1155/2016/8687575

Table 2.

Univariate Cox regression. Statistically significant parameters predictive of metastasis, recurrence, and death specifically due to renal cell carcinoma.

AD AP Regression coefficient SE HR p value N Number of events
Metastasis NSS/NF 1,550 0,744 4,710 0,0370 230 21
Tumor location C (ref.) 0,000 1,000 230 21
Location L −2,340 0,764 0,096 0,0022
Location U −2,470 0,817 0,084 0,0025
Location D −1,750 0,652 0,174 0,0073
T 0,525 0,141 1,690 0,0002 230 21
PLT [thousand/μL] 0,005 0,002 1,010 0,0030 230 21

Recurrence Tumor size (cm) 0,088 0,030 1,090 0,0027 230 25
G 0,626 0,281 1,87 0,0260 230 25
T 0,426 0,123 1,530 0,0005 230 25
HGB [g/dL] −0,397 0,102 0,672 0,0001 230 25
HCT [%] −0,121 0,052 0,886 0,0200 230 13
MCV [fL] −0,113 0,026 0,893 0,0000 230 25
MCH [pg] −0,196 0,065 0,822 0,0025 230 25
PLT [thousand/μL] 0,008 0,001 1,010 0,0000 230 25

Death NSS/NF 1,280 0,436 3,600 0,0033 230 49
Tumor size (cm) 0,101 0,020 1,110 0,0000 230 49
G 0,704 0,202 2,020 0,0005 230 49
T 0,510 0,089 1,670 0,0000 230 49
HGB [g/dL] −0,356 0,077 0,700 0,0000 230 49
HCT [%] −0,114 0,038 0,892 0,0024 230 27
MCV [fL] −0,105 0,019 0,900 0,0000 230 49
MCHC [g/dL] −0,148 0,057 0,863 0,0098 230 49
MCH [pg] −0,206 0,049 0,814 0,0000 230 49
RDW [%] 0,155 0,056 1,170 0,0056 230 49
PLT [thousand/μL] 0,009 0,001 1,010 0,0000 230 49
MPV [fL] −0,375 0,093 0,687 0,0001 230 49

AE: adverse event; AP: analyzed parameters; HR: hazard ratio; SE: standard error; location C:central location of the tumor; location L: tumor in the lower pole of the kidney; location U: tumor in the upper pole of the kidney; location D: tumor in the dorsal part of the kidney; T: tumor scale; G: Fuhrman scale; PLT: platelets count; HGB: hemoglobin level; HCT: hematocrit; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RDW: red blood cell distribution width; MPV: mean platelet volume; NSS: nephron sparing surgery; NF: nephrectomy.