Table 6 Correlation between the number and microlocalization of immune cells and patient's survival time by a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis

Tumor stage

6.790

1.319 - 34.952

0.022

Histology

0.973

0.934 - 1.003

0.116

Tumor grade

0.208

0.076 - 2.669

0.228

Lymph node metastasis

0.661

0.260 - 1.679

0.384

Macrophages in islets

0.909

0.834 - 0.990

0.028

Macrophages in stroma

1.080

1.029 - 1.133

0.002

Ratio of islets/stroma of macrophages

0.970

0.847 - 1.111

0.663

Mature dendritic cells in islets and stroma

1.061

0.938 - 1.200

0.350

Mature dendritic cells in islets

0.922

0.841 - 1.012

0.087

Mature dendritic cells in stroma

1.002

0.933 - 1.075

0.963

CD8+ T cells in islets and stroma

1.013

0.988 - 1.039

0.311

CD8+ T cells in islets

1.029

0.992 - 1.068

0.125

CD8+ T cells in stroma

0.978

0.934 - 1.023

0.335