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. 2017 Oct 19;8(62):105184–105195. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.21917

Table 3. BMI and CT-estimated obesity parameters in relation to clinicopathological factors and hormone receptor status for 227 endometrial cancer patients.

BMI WC TAV VAV SAV VAV% LD
n (%) median p median p median p median p median p median p median p
(kg/m2) (cm) (ml) (ml) (ml) (%) (HU)
Histological subtype & grade (n=225) 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.54 0.01
 Endometrioid grade 1-2 152 (68) 28.0 98 10,302 3,647 6,032 37 99
 Endometrioid grade 3 32 (14) 25.2 87 6,645 2,241 4,310 36 109
 Non-endometrioid 41 (18) 25.6 91 7,978 2,849 4,476 39 106
FIGO stage 0.63 0.74 0.90 0.79 0.66 0.21 0.57
 I+II 201 (89) 26.1 96 8,984 3,390 5,613 37 102
 III+IV 26 (11) 26.7 96 8,596 3,160 4,890 40 102
Ploidy (n=119) 0.29 0.30 0.37 0.98 0.19 0.01 0.46
 Diploid 94 (79) 26.4 96 9,438 3,439 5,716 37 99
 Aneuploid 25 (21) 26.1 92 8,024 3,295 4,476 42 102
Age (median) 0.04 0.15 0.35 0.21 0.02 <0.001 0.17
 < 67 years 108 (47) 26.8 96 8,920 3,159 6,084 34 101
 ≥ 67 years 121 (53) 26.4 95 9,174 3,748 5,041 40 102
ERα expression, IHC (n=170) 0.36 0.15 0.20 0.23 0.27 0.99 0.10
 Positive 114 (67) 27.1 98 9,627 3,464 5,693 37 100
 Negative 56 (33) 26.0 94 8,152 2,951 4,820 39 105
PR expression, IHC (n=170) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 <0.001 0.37 0.002
 Positive 131 (77) 28.0 98 10,386 3,596 6,155 37 100
 Negative 39 (23) 24.6 88 6,180 2,273 3,642 39 106
AR expression, IHC (n=169) 0.01 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.01 0.47 0.01
 Positive 107 (63) 28.0 98 10,420 3,831 6,120 37 98
 Negative 62 (37) 25.1 91 7,957 2,811 4,557 38 106

Abbreviations: AR: Androgen receptor; BMI: Body mass index; CT: Computed tomography; ERα: Estrogen receptor alpha; FIGO: International federation of gynecology and obstetrics; HU: Hounsfield units; IHC: Immunohistochemistry; LD: Liver density; PR: Progesterone receptor; p: p-values (Independent samples Kruskal-Wallis test for histological subtype and grade, remaining p-values: Mann-Whitney U test); SAV: Subcutaneous abdominal fat volume; TAV: Total abdominal fat volume; VAV: Visceral abdominal fat volume; VAV%: Visceral fat percentage; WC: Waist circumference.

BMI: data missing for one patient.

Liver density: data missing for two patients.