Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of LN metastasis risk factors of early gastric cancer.

From: A nomogram to predict risk of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer

 

Univariate analyse

P value

Multivariate analyse

P value

 

OR (95% CI)

 

OR (95% CI)

 

Gender

Female

1.000

   

Male

1.472 (0.802–2.701)

0.212

  

Age

 ≤ 65

1.000

   

 > 65

1.417 (0.734–2.736)

0.299

  

CEA (ng/ml)

 ≤ 5

1.000

   

 > 5

0.955 (0.307–2.970)

0.936

  

CA72-4 (U/ml)

 ≤ 7

1.000

   

 > 7

1.215 (0.424–3.465)

0.715

  

CA19-9 (U/ml)

 ≤ 35

1.000

 

1.000

 

 > 35

4.151 (1.287–13.383)

0.017

6.921 (1.316–36.401)

0.022

Tumor size

 ≤ 2 cm

1.000

 

1.000

 

 > 2 cm

3.685 (1.777–7.641)

 < 0.001

4.717 (1.898–11.724)

0.001

Infiltration

Mucosa

1.000

 

1.000

 

Submucosa

3.341 (1.649–6.769)

 < 0.001

2.669 (1.176–6.061)

0.018

Lymphovascular Emboli

Negative

1.000

 

1.000

 

Positive

9.855 (4.478–21.688)

 < 0.001

8.313 (3.295–20.973)

 < 0.001

Ulcer

Negative

1.000

 

1.000

 

Positive

7.911 (3.458–18.095)

 < 0.001

4.861 (1.931–12.238)

0.001

Histological grade

Differentiated

1.000

 

1.000

 

Undifferentiated

2.506 (1.302–4.823)

0.006

2.295 (1.058–4.976)

0.035

Surgery type

Distant resection

1.000

   

Proximal resection

1.393 (0.555–3.498)

0.481

  

Total resection

0.420 (0.094–1.871)

0.255

  

Lauren type

Intestinal

1.000

   

Diffuse

0.893 (0.463–1.721)

0.735

  

Mixed

1.222 (0.579–2.574)

0.598

  

Location

Upper third

1.000

   

Middle third

2.072 (0.779–5.506)

0.144

  

Lower third

1.786 (0.692–4.608)

0.231

  
  1. P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance.