Table 2 Morphometric variables associated with outcome after primary DCIS diagnosis. Odds ratios (OR) and 95%CIs from the univariate linear regression models according iIBC status

From: A morphometric signature to identify ductal carcinoma in situ with a low risk of progression

Measurements

Parameter

abbreviation

OR

95%CI

DCIS geometrics

 area of DCIS ducts

Kernel density

area-[kd]

0.81

(0.72–0.9)

 

standard deviation

area-[sd]

0.8

(0.72–0.9)

 

total

area-[to]

0.82

(0.73–0.92)

 estimated radius of DCIS ducts

Kernel density

radius-[kd]

0.82

(0.73–0.92)

 

mean

radius-[me]

0.82

(0.73–0.92)

 

range

radius-[rg]

0.81

(0.72–0.91)

 

total

radius-[to]

0.86

(0.77–0.96)

 perimeter of DCIS ducts

Kernel density

perimeter-[kd]

0.84

(0.75–0.94)

 

mean

perimeter-[me]

0.83

(0.74–0.93)

 

median

perimeter-[md]

0.86

(0.77–0.97)

 

range

perimeter-[rg]

0.82

(0.73–0.92)

 

skewness

perimeter-[sk]

0.88

(0.79–0.99)

 roundness of DCIS ducts

mode

roundness-[mo]

1.13

(1.01–1.26)

 

range

roundness-[rg]

0.85

(0.76–0.95)

 

skewness

roundness-[sk]

0.82

(0.74–0.92)

 circular shape of DCIS ducts

range

shape-[rg]

0.82

(0.73–0.92)

 

standard deviation

shape-[sd]

0.82

(0.73–0.91)

 

skewness

shape-[sk]

1.13

(1–1.26)

DCIS cells geometrics

 number of cells per DCIS duct area

Kernel density

cellularity-[kd]

1.14

(1.01–1.27)

 number of cells per DCIS duct

Kernel density

cells/duct-[kd]

0.8

(0.71–0.89)

 

median

cells/duct-[md]

0.81

(0.72–0.91)

 

standard deviation

cells/duct-[sd]

0.81

(0.72–0.9)

 

total

cells/duct-[to]

0.83

(0.74–0.93)

 variation of cell nucleus size in a DCIS duct

skewness

nuc size var-[sk]

1.13

(1.01–1.27)

 

total

nuc size var-[to]

0.88

(0.78–0.99)

DCIS spatial arrangement

 maximal distances between DCIS ducts

standard deviation

max duct dist-[sd]

0.85

(0.76–0.95)

 

total

min duct dist-[to]

0.87

(0.78–0.98)

single-cell spatial arrangement

 maximal cell distances within DCIS ducts

standard deviation

max cell dist-[sd]

0.89

(0.79–0.99)

 

Kernel density

min cell dist-[kd]

1.13

(1.01–1.27)

microenvironment

 DCIS/stroma

ratio

DCIS/stroma-(r)

0.81

(0.73–0.91)