Table 1.

Descriptive power of the mathematical model: clinical data of metastatic relapse probability

Diameter (cm)	No. patients	Prop. of relapse (Data)	Prop. of relapse (Model)
1 ≤ D ≤ 2.5	317	27.1	25.5
2.5 < D ≤ 3.5	496	42.0	42.4
3.5 < D ≤ 4.5	544	56.7	56.3
4.5 < D ≤ 5.5	422	66.5	65.9
5.5 < D ≤ 6.5	329	72.8	74.3
6.5 < D ≤ 7.5	192	83.8	80.8
7.5 < D ≤ 8.5	136	81.3	85.7

Fit of the model was significant for Pearson’s χ² test for goodness-of-fit (p = 0.023).