Table 2 Relationship between various simplified nuclear grading systems and cancer specific survival
From: Reclassification of the Fuhrman grading system in renal cell carcinoma-does it make a difference?
Variable | Numbers | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
p-value | p-value | HR | ||
Nuclear grade (1/2/3/4) | 25/86/97/29 | 0.005 | ||
Grading system 1 ((1+2)/(3+4)) | 111/126 | 0.008 | ||
Grading system 2 ((1/(2+3+4)) | 25/212 | 0.237 | ||
Grading system 3 ((1+2+3)/4) | 208/29 | 0.002 | ||
Grading system 4 (1/2/(3+4)) | 25/86/126 | 0.029 | ||
Grading system 5 ((1+2)/3/4) | 111/97/29 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 2.17 (1.37-3.43) |