Table 5 Metastasis-free survival analyses for UBEC2C and Ki-67 adjusted for NPI (parametric and 1000-permutation tests)

From: Validation of UBE2C protein as a prognostic marker in node-positive breast cancer

Variable

HR

HR 95% CI

Parametric P -value

1000-permutation P -value

NPIa

    

 1, 2 vs 3

3.65

1.44–9.24

0.006

0.002

UBE2C IHC

    

 <11% vs 11%

3.83

1.06–13.81

0.041

0.024

NPI b

    

 1, 2 vs 3

4.30

1.68–11.03

0.002

0.001

Ki-67 IHC

    

 <11% vs 11%

2.65

0.56–12.59

0.220

0.195

  1. CI=confidence interval; HR=hazard ratio; IHC=immunohistochemistry; NPI=Nottingham prognostic index.
  2. a NPI adjusted for UBE2C IHC.
  3. b NPI adjusted for Ki-67 IHC.