Table 5.
Association between benign renal epithelial iron levels and RCC patient clinical features.
| Benign renal epithelium iron level (mean H-Score/SE) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All RCC | ccRCC | Non-ccRCC | ||
| Age, years | ≤ 60>60p-value | 0.2/0.11/0.70.013 | 0.3/0.11.1/0.90.33 | 0/00.4/0.20.007 |
| Gender | MaleFemalep-value | 0.2/0.11.2/0.90.58 | 0.2/0.11.6/1.20.73 | 0.3/0.10/00.045 |
| Race | CaucasianAAp-value | 0.5/0.41.1/1.0.38 | 0.6/0.52.3/2.30.31 | 0.2/0.10.3/0.21.00 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | <30≥ 30p-value | 0.2/0.11.2/0.80.32 | 0.2/0.11.3/1.00.27 | 0.2/0.10.3/0.20.82 |
| Smoking history | NeverAnyp-value | 0.9/0.80.3/0.10.13 | 1.1/1.00.4/0.20.15 | 0.2/0.10.2/0.10.48 |
| Smoking pack years | 0≤ 30>30p-value | 0.9/0.80.3/0.20.4/0.30.42 | 1.1/1.00.4/0.20.5/0.40.39 | 0.2/0.10.2/0.10/00.63 |
| Iron supplementation | NoYesp-value | 0.7/0.50.3/0.3.92 | 0.8/0.60.4/0.40.64 | 0.3/0.10/00.38 |
| Anemia | NoYesp-value | 0.4/0.21.8/1.60.80 | 0.4/0.22.3/2.10.99 | 0.4/0.20.1/0.10.46 |
| Microcytic anemia | NoYesp-value | 0.3/0.10.1/0.10.72 | 0.4/0.20.1/0.10.88 | 0.3/0.10/00.46 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | < 13.3≥ 13.3p-value | 1.5/1.40.4/0.20.75 | 1.9/1.80.4/0.30.65 | 0.2/0.10.4/0.20.86 |
| Hypertension | NoYesp-value | 1.3/1.30.3/0.10.22 | 1.6/1.60.3/0.2.55 | 0/00.4/0.2.24 |
| Presence of metastasis | NoYesp-value | 0.6/0.40.4/0.20.89 | 0.7/0.50.4/0.30.36 | 0.2/0.10/00.45 |
AA, African American; SE, standard error. Bold p-values signify statistical significance.