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. 2021 Mar 17;53(4):1174–1183. doi: 10.4143/crt.2021.031

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of 143 clear cell renal cell carcinoma cases on overall survival

Variable Univariate Multivariate


HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Age (yr)

 ≤ 60 1 0.546 - -

 > 60 0.851 (0.504–1.437) -

Sex

 Female 1 0.746 - -

 Male 0.909 (0.509–1.622) -

Tumor size (cm)

 ≤ 9 1 0.002 1 0.899

 > 9 2.351 (1.381–4.004) 1.040 (0.570–1.896)

Nuclear grade

 2 1 0.184 - -

 3 and 4 1.661 (0.786–3.513) -

Perirenal fat invasion

 Absent 1 0.003 1 0.067

 Present 2.385 (1.338–4.251) 1.807 (0.959–3.408)

Sinus fat invasion

 Absent 1 0.160 - -

 Present 0.689 (0.409–1.159) -

Vascular invasion

 Absent 1 0.349 - -

 Present 1.284 (0.761–2.167) -

Necrosis

 Absent 1 0.246 - -

 Present 1.504 (0.754–3.000) -

Sarcomatoid/Rhabdoid differentiation

 Absent 1 < 0.001 1 0.057

 Present 3.474 (1.784–6.762) 1.986 (0.979–4.031)

FPN expression

 High 1 0.004 1 0.101

 Low 2.192 (1.280–3.751) 1.616 (0.910–2.868)

FBXL5 expression

 High 1 0.005 1 0.034

 Low 2.323 (1.287–4.194) 2.001 (1.053–3.801)

STAT3 expression

 Low 1 0.009 1 0.080

 High 2.207 (1.217–4.002) 1.775 (0.934–3.375)

Recurrence/Metastasis

 Absent 1 < 0.001 1 < 0.001

 Present 9.541 (3.786–24.043) 7.001 (2.667–18.377)

CI, confidence interval; FBXL5, F-Box and leucine rich repeat protein 5; FPN, ferroportin; HR, hazard ratio; STAT3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.