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. 2024 Mar 25;15:86. doi: 10.1186/s13244-024-01648-1

Table 3.

Univariable and multivariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with ≥ 3 metastatic nodes in the development cohort

Variables Univariable analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Age 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) .33
Clinical T stage
 T1 1.0
 T2 0.9 (0.4, 2.2) .80
ER-positive 4.5 (0.6, 34.9) .15
PR-positive 3.7 (0.8, 16.4) .09
HER2-positive 0.8 (0.2, 2.8) .70
Histologic type
 Ductal 1.0
 Lobular 1.7 (0.3, 8.8) .51
 Other 0.3 (0.0, 2.2) .22
Histologic grade
 Low 1.0
 Intermediate 1.9 (0.4, 8.8) .42
 High 1.7 (0.3, 9.7) .53
Lymphovascular invasion 1.5 (0.4, 4.7) .53
US enhancement patterns
 Homogeneous/inhomogeneous enhancement 1.0 < .001 1.0
 No enhancement 13.3 (4.2, 42.4) < .001 15.3 (3.4, 68.1) .01
US cortical morphology
 Thin cortex 1.0
 Diffuse cortical thickening 15.8 (1.8, 136.4) .01 19.1 (2.0, 182.9) .01
 Focal eccentric cortical thickening 24.2 (3.0, 195.8) .003 27.7 (3.1, 248.1) .003
 Absent hilum 174.0 (12.9, 2345.8) < .001 169.7 (10.4, 2755.8) < .001

Data in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals

ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2