Table 2 Endoscopic criteria for submucosal invasion in 287 laterally spreading tumours, granular type.

	sm‐Ca/n	Univariate analysis	Multivariate analysis
		p Value	Odds ratio	p Value
Large nodule
⩾10 mm	14/47	<0.001	71.01	<0.001
<10 mm	5/240
Redness
Present	6/17	<0.001	1.04	NS
Absent	13/270
Depressed area
Present	6/6	<0.001	28.66	NS
Absent	13/281
Pit pattern
Present	7/7	<0.001	>100	NS
Absent	12/280
Tumour size
⩾20 mm	16/173	0.030	0.95	NS
<20 mm	3/114
Sclerous wall change
Present	2/2	0.004	2.48	NS
Absent	17/285
Fold convergency
Present	1/1	0.066	–	–
Absent	18/286
Chicken skin mucosa
Present	1/6	0.340	–	–
Absent	18/281

sm‐Ca, submucosal adenocarcinoma.