Table 4 Independent variables associated with adequate (≥ 16) lymph node assessment in resected gastric adenocarcinoma
From: Insufficient lymph node assessment in gastric adenocarcinoma
Variables | P value | Odds ratio | CI (95%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Type of gastric surgery | |||
Partial or subtotal gastrectomy | |||
Total or near total gastrectomy | 0.008 | 2.146 | 1.221–3.772 |
Node stage | |||
N0–2 | |||
N3 | < 0.001 | 5.907 | 3.462–10.081 |
Tumor size | |||
≤ 6 cm | |||
> 6 cm | 0.120 | 1.535 | 0.894–2.635 |
Perineural invasion | |||
Negative | |||
Positive | 0.674 | 1.138 | 0.624–2.075 |