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Table 5 Baseline clinicopathologic characteristics and their association with OS in univariate analysis

From: Two cases of gallbladder metastasis from renal cell carcinoma and review of literature

Parameters

No. of patients (%)

HR (95 % CI)

p value

No. of patients available for analysis

Sex

37/52

 Male

25 (67.6)

1 (referent)

  

 Female

12 (32.4)

1.37 (0.30–6.25)

0.682

 

Age

37/52

 >45

33 (89.2)

1 (referent)

  

 <45

4 (10.8)

8.98 (1.78–45.18)

0.008

 

Presentation

28/42

 Asymptomatic

7 (25)

1 (referent)

  

 Symptomatic

21 (75)

2.97 (0.59–14.77)

0.183

 

Timing

37/52

 Synchronousa

14 (37.8)

1 (referent)

  

 Metachronous

23 (62.2)

3.25 (0.39–27.10)

0.276

 

Staging

28/52

 1

2 (7.1)

b

  

 2

4 (14.3)

1 (referent)

  

 3

5 (17.9)

0.56 (0.05–6.33)

  

 4

17 (60.7)

0.74 (0.30–1.83)

0.676

 

Single vs. multiple

36/52

 Single

20 (55.6)

1 (referent)

  

 Multiple

16 (44.4)

2.77 (0.50–15.28)

0.241

 

Interval from resection of primary to diagnosis of metastasis

23/35c

 >24 months

17 (73.9)

1 (referent)

  

 <24 months

6 (26.1)

10.80 (1.07–108.34)

0.043

 

Adjuvant chemotherapy

 

 Yes

6 (28.6)

1 (referent)

 

21/52

 No

15 (71.4)

2.28 (0.25–20.58)

0.461

 
  1. Abbreviations: HR hazards ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aDiagnosis at the time of diagnosis of primary tumour
  3. bAll cases are censored
  4. cOnly
  5. Statistically significant pvalue is highlighted in italic