Table 3.
Multivariate analysis of factors affecting lymph node metastasis in GC patients
| Factor | B | SE | Wald χ2 | P | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor diameter | 1.512 | 0.725 | 5.846 | 0.019 | 2.896 | 1.354-7.231 |
| Tumor location | 0.472 | 0.479 | 0.832 | 0.673 | 1.298 | 0.325-2.896 |
| NLR | 1.326 | 0.489 | 5.635 | 0.019 | 2.853 | 1.563-7.025 |
| PLR | 0.284 | 0.376 | 0.618 | 0.594 | 1.627 | 0.386-2.637 |
| TNM staging | 1.864 | 0.896 | 7.986 | 0.015 | 3.428 | 1.386-6.297 |
| Infiltration depth | 1.196 | 0.378 | 5.365 | 0.023 | 2.426 | 1.065-5.276 |
Abbreviations: NLR, Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio; PLR, Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratio; TNM staging, Tumor-Node-Metastasis staging; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.