Table 1 Association between preoperative serum CA125 and clinicopathological factors
From: Preoperative serum CA125: a useful marker for surgical management of endometrial cancer
| Characteristic | No of patients | Mean rank of CA125 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| ≤50 | 253 | 530.87 | |
| >50 | 742 | 486.79 | 0.04 |
| Menopause | |||
| No | 354 | 527.53 | |
| Yes | 641 | 481.69 | 0.02 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| <25 | 501 | 517.25 | |
| ≥25 | 494 | 478.47 | 0.03 |
| FIGO stage | |||
| I | 769 | 425.27 | |
| II | 85 | 642.04 | |
| III | 116 | 785.00 | |
| IV | 25 | 913.76 | 0.00 |
| Histology type | |||
| Endometrioid cancer | 955 | 495.08 | |
| Non endometrioid cancer | 40 | 567.83 | 0.12 |
| Histology grade | |||
| 1 | 495 | 447.52 | |
| 2 | 367 | 533.45 | |
| 3 | 133 | 588.06 | 0.00 |
| Lymph node metastasis | |||
| no | 895 | 466.82 | |
| yes | 100 | 777.04 | 0.00 |
| Adnexal involvement | |||
| No | 931 | 473.39 | |
| yes | 64 | 856.01 | 0.00 |
| Distance metastasis | |||
| no | 958 | 482.37 | |
| yes | 37 | 885.90 | 0.00 |
| myometrial invasion | |||
| ≤1/2 | 810 | 456.38 | |
| >1/2 | 185 | 674.41 | 0.00 |
| Cervical stromal invasion | |||
| No | 859 | 460.02 | |
| yes | 136 | 737.92 | 0.00 |
| Positive peritoneal cytology | |||
| No | 964 | 485.19 | |
| yes | 31 | 909.97 | 0.00 |