Table 4

Multivariate analyses for DFS.

Variables

p value

relative risk

95% CI

Tumor size (cm):

2.1 – 5.0 (vs. – 2.0)

0.8905

1.06

0.49–2.26

5.1 – (vs. – 2.0)

0.2467

1.72

0.69–4.29

Lymph node metastasis:

present (vs. absent)

<0.0001

6.14

3.30–11.4

Nuclear grade:

III (vs. I or II)

0.2791

1.39

0.77–2.52

Estrogen receptor:

negative (vs. positive)

0.8502

1.06

0.59–1.89

p27 protein expression:

decreased (vs. normal)

0.8976

1.04

0.58–1.85

p53 protein expression:

positive (vs. negative)

0.3988

1.29

0.71–2.34

MIB-1 counts:

10%≤ (vs.<10%)

0.0029

2.29

1.33–3.96

Bcl-2 protein:

decreased (vs. normal)

0.4037

1.34

0.68–2.64

Tsutsui et al. BMC Cancer 2006 6:187   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-187