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Table 6 Association between intratumor cholesteryl esters content and clinicopathological parameters

From: Intratumor cholesteryl ester accumulation is associated with human breast cancer proliferation and aggressive potential: a molecular and clinicopathological study

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Histologic grade (III vs. I-II)

2.115 (1.134-3.945)

0.018*

2.084 (1.092-3.978)

0.037*

TNM Stage (III-IV vs. I-II)

0.693 (0.332-1.447)

0.329

0.675 (0.282-1.617)

0.378

Tumor size >3 cm (%)

1.056 (0.794-1.404)

0.709

0.999 (0.716-1.394)

0.997

Lymph node affected

0.811 (0.569-1.158)

0.249

0.808 (0.561-1.164)

0.808

Vascular invasion

1.112 (0.723-1.711)

0.629

1.098 (0.715-1.685)

0.670

Tumor necrosis

1.718 (1.123-2.630)

0.013*

1.906 (1.118-3.249)

0.018*

Ki-67 over 20 %

1.781 (1.120-2.831)

0.015*

1.746 (1.078-2.829)

0.024*

  1. OR: Odds Ratio. CI: Confidence Interval
  2. Model 1: Unadjusted; Model 2: Adjusted by age and neoadjuvant therapy
  3. *Statically significant