Research Article

Tumor Suppressor Role and Clinical Significance of the FEV Gene in Prostate Cancer

Table 3

Prognostic value of FEV expression in overall survival using a Cox proportional hazards model.

ParametersUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis

DASL dataset ()
 Age (<66 vs. ≥66)1.265 (0.794-2.015)0.323
 Preoperative PSA (<4 vs. ≥4)1.954 (0.776-4.921)0.155
 Pathological tumor stage (<T3A vs. ≥T3A)2.336 (1.479-3.785)<0.0011.344 (0.817-2.210)0.244
 Gleason score (<7 vs. =7 vs. ≥7)2.978 (2.114-4.195)<0.0012.539 (1.764-3.655)<0.001
 FEV (low vs. high)0.466 (0.294-0.738)0.0010.606 (0.817-2.210)0.038
TCGA dataset ()
 Age (<66 vs. ≥66)1.208 (0.676-2.1570.524
 Pathological tumor stage (<T3A vs. ≥T3A)3.362 (1.680-6.726)0.0012.698 (1.340-5.431)0.005
 Gleason score (<7 vs. =7 vs. ≥7)3.440 (2.018-5.863)<0.0013.025 (1.709-5.354)<0.001
 FEV (low vs. high)0.616 (0.362-1.050)0.0750.811 (0.456-1.442)0.475