Table 3

Correlation of MMP-13 expression with OS of overall and stratified subpopulations.



Tumor
Stromal Fibroblast




MMP-13SI
n
E
OS (95% CI)
p
n
E
OS (95% CI)
p

Overall










Low
133
20
153 (145~161)
0.0008
132
20
153(145~161)
0.0001

High
127
47
107 (98~116)

125
48
106 (97~115)

Node Status









     Negative
Low
82
8
135 (128~142)
0.3442
70
6
137 (131~143)
0.1231

High
43
7
122 (115~129)

55
10
128/(119~137)

     Positive
Low
50
12
142 (127~158)
0.0041
45
13
136 (118~153)
0.0494

High
82
40
93 (80~105)

87
39
97 (85~108)

HER2/neu









     Negative
Low
113
14
157 (149~165)
0.0092
106
15
155 (145~163)
0.0446

High
93
25
120 (111~129)

100
25
121 (113~130)

     Positive
Low
19
6
109 (85~133)
0.0154
9
4
96 (58~133)
0.5278

High
32
22
69 (50~88)

42
24
81 (64~98)


OS: Months of overall survival; n: Number of patients; E: Events of positive stains; CI: confidence interval.

Zhang et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:83   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-83