title: Minor prognostic factors in squamous cell vulvar carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate minor prognostic factors in a patient population with squamous cell vulvar carcinoma, with particular attention to age, smoking, obesity and parity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 50 women with invasive squamous cell vulvar carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed. Factors assessed for prognostic value included age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and parity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The log-rank test and the univariate regression analysis revealed that all factors decreased the overall survival. In the multivariate regression analysis only age, obesity, smoking and parity were independent predictors for survival. The relative risk of death for elderly and patients, obese smokers, and patients with more than three deliveries was 1.008, 1.159, 1.411 and 2.532, respectively. Hypertension and diabetes seemed to be questionable prognostic factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smokers, patients who had more than three children, body mass index >27, and were older than 73 years had a poorer survival rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology-Radiotherapy, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kouvaris
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Kouloulias
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Loghis
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Balafouta
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Miliadou
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Vlahos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010298:Parity; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D015996:Survival Rate; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*