Table 2

Univariate analysis of risk factors for metastasis

Prognostic factorsN=338Metastatic eventsTwo-year survival rate ± SDHRp Value
Age at uveal melanoma diagnosis
 <60 years1775271.9±410.02
 ≥60 years1616656.8±4.51.50 (1.05–2.17)
Gender
 Men2026466.5±3.810.168 NS
 Women1365461.8± 4.81. 26 (0.88–1.08)
Ocular tumour diameter
 ≤15 mm1343278.3±4.210.0007
 >15 mm (md=17)1877856.3±4.22.0 (1.33–3.0)
Ocular tumour thickness
 ≤10 mm1594272.5±410.01
 >10 mm (md=1)1787657.4±41.6 (1.1–2.3)
Ocular tumour location
 Anterior to equator19745.0±1410.411
NS
 On equator2348563.7±3.61.2 (0.38–18)
 Posterior to equator (md=4)812473.0± 61.6 (0.26–1.44)
Retinal detachment
 No943166.6±610.343
NS
 Yes (md=16)2287765.4±31.22 (0.80–1.8)
Histological type
 Spindle782276.0±5.310.0009
 Epithelioid—mixed (md=91)1697854.7±4.42.2 (1.3–3.5)
Genomic data
 D3/8nl912100±01<0.0001
 D3/8g47885.0±68.1 (01.7–38.2)
 M3/8nl41882.1±69.3 (01.9–44.2)
 M3/8g15910037.1±446.6 (11.4–189.4)
  • Metastasis rate was estimated by the Kaplan–Meier method and the HR was determined by the Cox model (md, missing data).