Table 4 Univariate analysis of relapse

From: RASSF1A hypermethylation in pretreatment serum DNA of neuroblastoma patients: a prognostic marker

Characteristic

Hazard ratio

95% CI

P -value

Age at diagnosis

 <12 months

Reference

  

12 months

12.5

2.8–55.3

<0.001

Sex

 Male

Reference

  

 Female

1.0

0.4–2.9

0.972

Stage

 1/2/3/4S

Reference

  

 4

14.3

4.0–51.0

<0.001

MYCN

 Non-amplified

Reference

  

 Amplified

7.2

2.6–20.0

<0.001

Serum RASSF1A

 Unmethylated

Reference

  

 Methylated

6.8

2.4–19.1

<0.001

  1. CI=confidence interval.