Table 2.
Results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of risk factors for the progression of gastric subepithelial tumors
| Variable | Univariate |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age | 1.005 (0.963–1.050) | 0.807 | ||
| Male sex | 0.658 (0.273–1.586) | 0.351 | ||
| Location | ||||
| Cardia, fundus | Reference | |||
| Body | 2.013 (0.720–5.632) | 0.183 | ||
| Angle, antrum | 2.267 (0.723–7.109) | 0.161 | ||
| Initial diameter | 1.090 (0.998–1.190) | 0.054 | 1.061 (0.967–1.163) | 0.210 |
| Mucosal changesa) | 2.341 (0.964–5.685) | 0.060 | 1.686 (0.644–4.417) | 0.288 |
| Irregular border | 7.397 (1.978–27.654) | 0.003 | 4.623 (1.093–19.558) | 0.037 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a)
Mucosal changes: erythema, erosion, and ulcer.