Table 6 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for lymph node metastasis in submucosal gastric cancer
Variables | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (> 60) | 0.976 | 0.956–0.997 | 0.026 |
Male sex | 0.557 | 0.354–0.875 | 0.011 |
Tumor size (> 2 cm) | 1.2 | 0.993–1.45 | 0.059 |
Undifferentiated-type | 1.582 | 0.976–2.565 | 0.062 |
Lymphovascular invasion | 4.891 | 2.907–8.229 | < 0.001 |
Perineural invasion | 3.673 | 1.62–8.325 | 0.002 |