Table 7.
Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Showing the Association of Independent Variables on Hepatoblastoma in Patients with Liver Mass Who Were on Follow-Up in a Tertiary Care Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Variable | Hepatoblastoma | P-value | COR with 95% CI | P-value | COR with 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| Age of the children’s years | ||||||
| <1 | 12 | 6 | 0.004 | 28.0 (2.94, 266.47) | 0.045 | 17.1 (1.84, 3.498) |
| 1–4 | 11 | 16 | 0.041 | 9.6 (1.10, 84.2) | 0.134 | 10.5 (0.48, 228.78) |
| 4–8 | 1 | 13 | 0.960 | 1.1 (0.06, 19.05) | 0.746 | 0.39 (0.001, 10.6.46) |
| >8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Sex of the study cases | ||||||
| Male | 11 | 34 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 14 | 15 | 0.037 | 2.9 (1.06, 7.81) | 0.362 | 2.4 (0.36, 16.04) |
| Residence of the study cases | ||||||
| Addis Ababa | 6 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Outside Addis Ababa | 19 | 25 | 0.043 | 3.0 (1.04, 8.91) | 0.028 | 2.9 (1.41, 20.73) |
| Duration of illness in weeks | ||||||
| <1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1–3 | 5 | 12 | 0.283 | 2.7 (0.44, 16.68) | 0.588 | 2.5 (0.09, 63.14) |
| 4–8 | 12 | 19 | 0.094 | 4.1 (0.79, 21.48) | 0.972 | 1.1 (0.04, 28.3) |
| 8–16 | 4 | 1 | 0.016 | 26 (1.84, 367.69) | 0.293 | 27.1 (0.06, 127.35) |
| >16 | 2 | 4 | 0.306 | 3.2 (0.34, 31.07) | 0.855 | 0.67 (0.01, 51.03) |
| AST | ||||||
| Normal | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Elevated | 19 | 23 | 0.014 | 4.1 (1.33, 12.87) | 0.163 | 4.5 (0.54, 37.08) |
| LDH | ||||||
| Normal | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Elevated | 23 | 19 | 0.001 | 31.4 (3.90,253.87) | 0.016 | 6.9 (2.20, 219.4) |