Table 2.
Correlation between clinicopathological characteristics and collagen alpha-3 (IV) expression in 64 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
| Parameter | Low COL6A3 expression | High COL6A3 expression | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient numbers | 33 | 31 | |
| Age | 52 (26-78) | 54 (32-85) | 0.672 |
| Histologic subtype | 0.765 | ||
| serous | 18 | 16 | |
| non-serous | 17 | 13 | |
| Diseas disease | 0.007 | ||
| Early (I + II) | 25 | 11 | |
| Advanced (III + IV) | 10 | 18 | |
| Operation status | 0.032 | ||
| optimal debulking | 29 | 17 | |
| subopitimal debulking | 6 | 12 |
Note: optimal debuking (residual tumor < 1 cm); suboptimal debulking (residual tumor > 1 cm).