Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses for lymph node metastasis of early gastric cancer

From: Loss of OLFM4 promotes tumor migration through inducing interleukin-8 expression and predicts lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer

Factor

Univariate

Multivariate

 

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age

 

0.065

  

65

1.00 (reference)

   

 >65

2.364 (0.936–5.969)

   

Gender

 

0.276

  

 Male

1.00 (reference)

   

 Female

1.665 (0.662–4.185)

   

Localization

 

0.357

  

 Middle+proximal

1.00 (reference)

   

 Distal

1.586 (0.591–4.253)

   

Diameter

 

0.049

 

0.036

2 cm

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 >2 cm

2.5 (0.988–6.327)

 

2.391 (1.057–5.407)

 

Differentiation

 

0.039

 

0.043

 Moderately+well

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Poorly

2.748 (1.029–7.340)

 

2.936 (1.033–8.343)

 

Intravascular tumor thrombi

 

0.028

 

0.036

 No

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Yes

4.167 (1.202–14.442)

 

3.826 (1.094–13.385)

 

Lauren classification

 

0.622

  

 Intestinal

1.00 (reference)

   

 Diffuse+mixed

1.283 (0.476–3.460)

   

OLFM4 expression

 

< 0.001

 

0.001

 High

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Low

6.275 (2.345–16.791)

 

4.193 (1.859–9.458)

 
  1. Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. P-value<0.05 marked in bold font shows statistical significance.