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. 2024 Feb 22;4:27. doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00445-7

Table 2.

Odds Ratios for Prediction of Brain Metastases at Diagnosis

OR (95% CI)
Cancer Site Breast Cancer Melanoma Colorectal Cancer Kidney Cancer Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Small Cell Lung Cancer
Patient age
1-year increase 0.996 (0.994–0.997) 0.987 (0.985–0.989) 0.993 (0.990–0.996) 0.992 (0.990–0.994) 0.968 (0.967–0.968) 0.974 (0.973–0.976)
Patient sex (ref=Male)
Female 1.053 (0.832–1.331) 0.661 (0.621–0.703) 0.985 (0.900–1.078) 0.875 (0.821–0.932) 1.013 (1.000–1.027) 0.895 (0.871–0.919)
Patient race (ref=White)
Black 1.020 (0.954–1.090) 0.550 (0.388–0.779) 0.734 (0.641–0.841) 0.693 (0.621–0.773) 1.001 (0.981–1.022) 1.112 (1.060–1.167)
Other 0.821 (0.726–0.929) 0.999 (0.757–1.320) 0.798 (0.636–1.002) 1.036 (0.897–1.197) 1.156 (1.119–1.193) 1.008 (0.917–1.108)
Unknown 0.937 (0.715–1.227) 0.904 (0.671–1.216) 0.756 (0.441–1.296) 1.063 (0.791–1.428) 1.124 (1.039–1.216) 1.204 (1.02–1.422)
Tumor grade (ref=Grade 1)
Grade 2 1.645 (1.416–1.911) 1.597 (0.372–6.844) 1.184 (0.903–1.552) 1.186 (0.823–1.709) 2.118 (1.999–2.244) 0.853 (0.546–1.334)
Grade 3 1.934 (1.663–2.249) 2.638 (1.061–6.561) 2.702 (2.050–3.562) 1.528 (1.079–2.164) 3.929 (3.718–4.151) 0.958 (0.668–1.375)
Grade 4 2.596 (1.790–3.766) 1.069 (0.351–3.259) 2.715 (1.884–3.914) 1.199 (0.836–1.720) 4.011 (3.686–-4.365) 0.897 (0.625–1.286)
Other/unknown 2.900 (2.485–3.384) 1.186 (0.495–2.839) 2.933 (2.249–3.824) 1.672 (1.203–2.325) 4.433 (4.198–4.68) 1.056 (0.738–1.511)
Clinical T stage (ref = T1)
T0 2.280 (1.846–2.817) 19.342 (15.759–23.739) 3.254 (2.260–4.685) 2.368 (1.617–3.47) 2.096 (1.932–2.274) 1.265 (1.095–1.461)
T2 1.369 (1.242–1.509) 1.506 (1.142–1.987) 0.798 (0.509–1.252) 2.384 (2.162–2.629) 1.823 (1.781–1.865) 1.290 (1.226–1.358)
T3 1.698 (1.515–1.904) 2.327 (1.784–3.036) 1.036 (0.799–1.344) 1.699 (1.524–1.893) 1.738 (1.694–1.783) 1.227 (1.162–1.297)
T4 1.738 (1.567–1.927) 4.897 (3.878–6.184) 1.009 (0.773–1.317) 1.802 (1.562–2.079) 1.724 (1.682–1.768) 1.276 (1.214–1.341)
Other/unknown 1.228 (1.101–1.370) 4.197 (3.466–5.083) 1.179 (0.956–1.455) 1.210 (1.085–1.350) 1.439 (1.398–1.481) 1.254 (1.185–1.328)
Clinical N stage (ref = N0)
N1 2.399 (2.214–2.599) 1.557 (1.362–1.779) 1.505 (1.304–1.738) 1.159 (1.064–1.263) 1.934 (1.880–1.989) 1.049 (0.984–1.118)
N2 2.377 (2.123–2.662) 1.588 (1.291–1.954) 1.989 (1.635–2.418) 0.726 (0.474–1.113) 2.124 (2.083–2.166) 0.993 (0.949–1.038)
N3 2.870 (2.575–3.199) 1.999 (1.674–2.387) - 0.328 (0.044–2.434) 2.036 (1.989–2.085) 0.953 (0.906–1.004)
Other/unknown 2.597 (2.359–2.858) 1.443 (1.34–1.554) 1.227 (1.094–1.376) 1.070 (0.972–1.178) 1.671 (1.625–1.719) 1.214 (1.144–1.288)
Bone metastases at diagnosis (ref = No)
Yes 14.422 (13.475–15.435) 2.009 (1.815–2.223) 5.381 (4.769–6.070) 2.231 (2.084–2.389) 1.906 (1.876–1.936) 1.435 (1.389–1.482)
Other/unknown 13.510 (10.054–18.154) 3.603 (2.387–5.438) 7.061 (4.756–10.483) 3.390 (2.435–4.720) 3.116 (2.846–3.411) 2.157 (1.840–2.529)
Lung metastases at diagnosis (ref = No)
Yes 5.345 (5.021–5.690) 23.399 (21.858–25.049) 9.763 (8.700–10.957) 10.481 (9.744–11.273) 1.530 (1.502–1.558) 1.650 (1.586–1.716)
Other/unknown 4.821 (3.993–5.821) 22.625 (16.548–30.934) 4.465 (3.060–6.514) 12.758 (10.002–16.274) 2.222 (2.104–2.347) 2.125 (1.930–2.340)
Liver metastases at diagnosis (ref = No)
Yes 2.007 (1.882–2.141) 1.677 (1.523–1.848) 1.411 (1.257–1.583) 1.256 (1.154–1.366) 1.773 (1.737–1.810) 1.005 (0.975–1.037)
Other/unknown 3.562 (2.886–4.396) 4.321 (2.868–6.510) 5.298 (3.498–8.026) 2.633 (2.014–3.441) 3.176 (2.939–3.432) 2.535 (2.160–2.974)
ER (SSF1) (ref = No)
Yes 0.612 (0.563–0.664)
Other/unknown 0.577 (0.440–0.757)
PR (SSF2) (ref = No)
Yes 0.674 (0.624–0.729)
Other/unknown 0.925 (0.712–1.202)
HER2 (SSF15) (ref = No)
Yes 1.133 (1.060–1.211)
Other/unknown 0.691 (0.619–0.771)
Ulceration (SSF2) (ref = No)
Yes 2.193 (1.923–2.502)
Other/unknown 4.998 (4.580–5.455)
CEA (SSF1) (ref=Negative)
Positive 1.829 (1.539–2.173)
Other/unknown 1.425 (1.200–1.691)
Tumor histology a (ref=Type 1)
Type 2 0.983 (0.817–1.182)
Sarcomatoid Features (SSF4) (ref = No)
Yes 1.355 (1.179–1.557)
Other/unknown 1.835 (1.661–2.027)
Fuhrman Nuclear Grade (SSF6) (ref = 1)
2 0.872 (0.606–1.256)
3 1.090 (0.765–1.553)
4 1.469 (1.020–2.115)
Other/unknown 1.581 (1.129–2.215)
Tumor histology b (ref=Type 1)
Type 2 2.535 (2.214–2.901)
Type 3 1.099 (0.933–1.296)
Tumor histology c (ref=  Adenocarcinoma)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma 0.756 (0.743–0.768)
Other/unknown 0.363 (0.356–0.370)

Bolded odds ratios signify statistical significance.

aFor colon cancer histology,

Type 1 = Adenocarcinoma + carcinoma + tubulovillous adenocarcinoma + mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Type 2 = Neuroendocrine + Other/unknown.

bFor kidney cancer histology,

Type 1 = Adenocarcinoma + papillary adenocarcinoma.

Type 2 = Renal cell carcinoma.

Type 3 = Urothelial cell carcinoma + Other/unknown.

cTumor histology for non-small cell lung cancer.