Table 3 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of potential prognostic factor for disease-specific survival (DSS) in patients with serous ovarian carcinoma

SALL4/ALDH1A1 coexpression

High versus Low

2.689 (0.974- 7.426)

0.056

2.578 (0.909- 7.311)

0.075

Histological grade

0.045

0.071

 II versus I

0.205 (0.120- 2.228)

0.970

0.100 (0.020- 2.20)

0.968

 III versus I

5.002 (1.409- 17.751)

0.013

4.471 (1.249- 16.010)

0.021

 VI metastasis

0.265 (0.079- 0.886)

0.031

–

–

 Vagina involvement

0.319 (0.103- 0.993)

0.049

–

–

Cervix involvement

0.214 (0.067- 0.687)

0.010

–

–

 Myometrium involvement

0.290 (0.092- 0.916)

0.035

–

–

 Post-cul-de-sac involvement

0.262 (0.083- 0.830)

0.023

–

–

 Distant metastasis

0.114 (0.026- 0.507)

0.004

–

–

 Tumor recurrence

0.015 (0.000- 0.985)

0.049

–

–