Jia Dong1, Qinjin Dai1, Fan Zhang2. 1. Department of First Clinical Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 40016, PR China. 2. Department of Public Health & Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 40016, PR China.
Abstract
Aim: Marital status has been proved a significant prognostic factor for diagnosis and prognosis in various cancers, but the effect in endometrial cancer (EMC) is controversial. The research was designed to clarify the relationship between marital status and EMC. Methods: We identified 39,387 patients with EMC between 2004 and 2010 from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database. Patients were categorized into four groups according to marital status. We used the logistic regression, the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression analysis to analyze the effect of marital status on EMC-related diagnosis and prognosis. Results: The study suggests that marriage benefits the diagnosis and prognosis of EMC. Widowed and unmarried patients had higher risk of mortality than other marital status.
Aim: Marital status has been proved a significant prognostic factor for diagnosis and prognosis in various cancers, but the effect in endometrial cancer (EMC) is controversial. The research was designed to clarify the relationship between marital status and EMC. Methods: We identified 39,387 patients with EMC between 2004 and 2010 from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database. Patients were categorized into four groups according to marital status. We used the logistic regression, the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression analysis to analyze the effect of marital status on EMC-related diagnosis and prognosis. Results: The study suggests that marriage benefits the diagnosis and prognosis of EMC. Widowed and unmarried patients had higher risk of mortality than other marital status.