Table 2 Results of univariable and multivariable analyses of symptom control and local control.

From: Thirty-year clinical experience in gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal schwannomas

Factors

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

Symptom control

Sex

Male

   

Female

0.22

4.00

0.45–35.79

   

Age

< 50

  

≥ 50

0.05

0.11

0.01–1.00

0.99

  

Operation

0.99

     

Hypertension

0.99

     

Diabetes mellitus

0.99

     

Volume

 < 2.7 cm3

   

 ≥ 2.7 cm3

0.44

2.00

0.35–11.53

   

Fraction

No

  

Yes

0.01*

40.50

3.00–546.33

0.99

  

Tumor type

0.67

0.79

0.26–2.41

   

Tumor location

0.15

1.71

0.83–3.54

   

Extracranial extension

0.67

1.62

0.17–15.48

   

T1 signal intensity

0.19

0.23

0.03–2.10

   

T2 signal intensity

0.90

0.90

0.19–4.33

   

Cystic portion

0.29

2.68

0.44–16.48

   

Transient swelling

No

Yes

0.01

10.18

1.66–62.61

0.04

14.54

1.06–200.27

Central necrosis

0.13

5.47

0.61–49.35

   

Local control

Controlled

Failed

0.08

5.36

0.83–34.61

0.09

11.41

0.67–194.42

Medication

0.99

     

Local control

   

Sex

0.90

0.92

0.23–3.68

   

Age

< 50

≥ 50

0.09

0.28

0.07–1.21

0.23

0.38

0.08–1.81

Operation

0.37

2.19

0.39–12.21

   

Hypertension

0.51

0.48

0.06–4.16

   

Diabetes mellitus

0.99

     

Volume

< 2.7 cm3

≥ 2.7 cm3

0.04

9.08

1.08–76.06

0.05

8.47

0.98–73.17

Fraction

0.99

     

Tumor type

0.41

1.45

0.60–3.50

   

Tumor location

0.61

0.82

0.37–1.80

   

Extracranial extension

0.98

0.97

0.11–8.70

   

T1 signal intensity

0.71

1.32

0.30–5.75

   

T2 signal intensity

0.61

1.40

0.38–5.22

   

Cystic portion

0.99

     

Transient swelling

0.56

0.52

0.06–4.59

   

Central necrosis

0.14

0.29

0.05–1.52

   

Symptom control

Yes

No

0.08

5.36

0.83–34.61

0.24

3.42

0.44–26.39

Medication

0.80

0.75

0.08–6.82

   
  1. *Bold p values are statistically significant.