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Table 4 Univariate analysis of factors associated with overall survival

From: Distribution of M1 and M2 macrophages in tumor islets and stroma in relation to prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer

Variables

Univariate analysis

HR

95% CI

P

Age (< 65 vs. ≥65)

1.47

0.68–3.17

NS

Gender (female vs. male)

0.74

0.29–1.84

NS

Stage (I vs. II vs. III)

1.64

1.00–2.69

0.049

Histology (adeno vs. other)

1.50

0.69–3.27

NS

Lymph node status (negative vs. positive)

2.09

0.95–4.60

NS

pT status (pT1a-2b vs. pT3–4)

2.65

1.25–5.62

0.011

Differentiation (poor vs. well-moderate)

0.80

0.37–1.75

NS

Smoking (smokers vs. nonsmokers)

0.48

0.18–1.23

NS

COPD (present vs. absent)

1.17

0.54–2.55

NS

M1 macrophages in islets (high vs. low)

2.83

1.20–6.68

0.017

M1 macrophages in stroma (high vs. low)

1.91

0.86–4.25

NS

Total M1 macrophages (high vs. low)

1.43

0.63–3.21

NS

M2 macrophages in islets (high vs. low)

1.43

0.66–1.43

NS

M2 macrophages in stroma (high vs. low)

1.00

0.73–1.37

NS

Total M2 macrophages (high vs. low)

0.31

0.13–0.75

0.009

IL-10

0.74

0.35–1.55

NS

TNF-α

1.16

0.55–2.45

NS

IFN-γ

0.67

0.31–1.43

NS

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, NS not significant