Table 1 Epidemiologic and histologic characterizations between women with negative or positive LN

From: Identification of microRNA expression profile related to lymph node status in women with early-stage grade 1–2 endometrial cancer

 

EC FFPE primary tumor Negative LN n=27

EC FFPE primary tumor Positive LN n=9

P-value

Age, median (IQR)

72 (65–78)

68 (64–76)

0.84

Diabetes n (%)

3 (11.1%)

0 (0%)

0.56

Dyslipidemia n (%)

3 (15.8%)

1 (20%)

1

Parity, median (IQR)

2 (1–3)

1 (0–3)

0.85

BMI, median (IQR)

24 (22–27)

25 (20–29)

0.92

FIGO Stage, n (%)

 IA

13 (48.1%)

4 (44.4%)

1

 IB

14 (51.9%)

5 (55.6%)

 

Histologic grade, n (%)

 Grade 1

9 (33.3%)

3 (33.3%)

1

 Grade 2

18 (66.7%)

6 (66.7%)

 

Tumor size (mm), median (IQR)

40 (25–40)

40 (25–42)

0.82

ESMO risk group, n (%)

 Low risk

13 (48.1%)

4 (44.4%)

1

 Intermediate risk

14 (51.9%)

5 (55.6%)

 

LVSI, n (%)

 Yes

9 (33.3%)

3 (33.3%)

1

 No

18 (66.6%)

6 (66.6%)

 

Time between surgery and sample analysis (months), median (IQR)

32 (21–79)

30 (15–60)

0.95

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; EC, endometrial cancer; ESMO, European Society for medical oncology; FFPE, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded; FIGO, international federation of gynaecology and obstetrics; IQR, interquartile range; LN, lymph node; LVSI, lymphovascular space involvement.