Table 2 Clinical characteristics in individuals with and without hepatic cysts.

From: The prevalence and natural history of hepatic cysts examined by ultrasound: a health checkup population retrospective cohort study

Variables

Hepatic cyst (−)

Hepatic cyst (+)

p-value

Multivariate analysis by logistic regression method

n = 30,355

n = 8487

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age (years), mean ± SD

52.2 ± 11.7

57.3 ± 10.3

< 0.001a

1.04

1.04–1.04

< 0.001

Female, n (%)

13,070 (43.1)

3761 (44.3)

0.039b

1.13

1.07–1.18

< 0.001

Kidney cyst (+), n (%)

4944 (16.3)

2118 (25.0)

< 0.001b

1.36

1.28–1.45

< 0.001

Pancreatic cyst (+), n (%)

231 (0.8)

125 (1.5)

< 0.001b

1.33

1.06–1.66

0.013

Splenic cyst (+), n (%)

42 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

0.947b

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–

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  1. aStudent t test, bChi-squared test.
  2. SD standard deviation, OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
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