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Table 3 Relative risks of recurrence and death according to clinicopathological parameters and RBM3 expression

From: Low RBM3 protein expression correlates with tumour progression and poor prognosis in malignant melanoma: An analysis of 215 cases from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study

  

Relative risk of recurrence

 

Relative risk of death

  

Univariate

Multivariate

 

Univariate

Multivariate

 

n(events)

RR(95%CI

RR(95%CI

n(events)

RR(95%CI)

RR(95%CI)

Age

      

Continuous

255(47)

1.01(0.97-1.05)

 

255(53)

1.09(1.04-1.13)

1.07(1.02-1.12)

Gender

      

Female

132(21)

1.00

 

132(18)

1.00

1.00

Male

123(26)

1.51(0.85-2.69)

  

2.60(1.47-4.61)

2.37(1.22-4.57)

Clark level

      

II

93(5)

1.00

1.00

93(13)

1.00

 

III

103(21)

4.39(1.65-11.65)

1.93(0.51-7.26)

103(21)

1.70(0.85-3.40)

 

IV-V

51(21)

9.99(3.76-26.55)

1.02(0.24-4.34)

51(18)

3.04(1.49-6.22)

 

Breslow

      

Continuous

248(47)

1.07(1.03-1.11)

 

248(53)

1.07(1.03-1.12)

 

Subtype

      

SSM, LMM, Other

195(22)

1.00

 

195(30)

1.00

1.00

Nodular

53(24)

5.63(3.15-10.08)

 

53(22)

3.86(2.21-6.74)

2.32(1.20-4.94)

Ulceration

      

No

213(30)

1.00

 

214(35)

1.00

1.00

Yes

35(16)

5.80(3.12-10.77)

 

35(17)

6.29(3.46-11.45)

3.52(1.63-7.61)

Lymphocytic

      

infiltrate

      

0-1

72(20)

1.00

 

72(22)

1.00

1.00

2-3

176(76)

0.43(0.24-0.78)

 

176(30)

0.46(0.26-0.79)

0.55(0.30-1.00)

Clinical stage

      

I

179(12)

1.00

1.00

179(22)

1.00

 

II-IV

28(13)

15.02(6.39-35.30)

7.36(2.47-21.47)

28(11)

6.48(3.05-13.73)

 

Mitotic count

      

< 1/mm2

131(7)

1.00

1.00

131(17)

1.00

 

> = 1/mm2

122(40)

7.99(3.56-17.80)

2.86(0.96-8.47)

122(36)

1.26(1.19-1.34)

 

Vascular invasion

      

No

232(35)

1.00

1.00

232(42)

1.00

1.00

Yes

14(11)

9.25(4.67-18.35)

3.40(1.60-7.20)

14(9)

4.88(2.37-10.08)

3.81(1.62-8.97)

RBM3 intensity

      

0-2

95(24)

1.00

1.00

95(29)

1.00

1.00

3

120(20)

0.50 (0.27-0.91)

0.87(0.46-1.66)

120(20)

0.36(0.20-0.64)

0.33(0.18-0.61)

  1. The number of cases in the multivariate analysis is equal to the number of cases evaluated for RBM3 expression (n = 215).