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. 2012 Jan 12;10:9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-9

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for long term survivals

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
p value Odds ratio 95% CI p value Odds ratio 95% CI


lower upper lower upper
Sex (male/female) 0.029 2.10 1.01 4.37 0.270 1.59 0.70 3.61
Age(≤ 65/> 65)) 0.278 0.78 0.50 1.22 NA NA NA NA
Extent of resection (pneumonectomy/lobectomy) 0.041 1.59 1.02 2.49 0.410 1.24 0.75 2.06
Type of resection (Extrapleural resection vs chest wall resection) 0.145 0.70 0.43 1.13 0.257 1.42 0.77 2.62
Tumor size(≤ 5 cm/> 5 cm) 0.001 0.44 0.27 0.71 0.007 0.46 0.27 0.81
Lymphovascular invasion (no/yes) 0.151 0.66 0.38 1.16 0.126 0.62 0.34 1.14
N2 lymph node involvement (N0,1/N2) 0.029 0.57 0.35 0.94 0.000 0.34 0.19 0.61
R0resection (R0/R1,2) 0.000 0.32 0.18 0.56 0.000 0.26 0.13 0.49
Depth of invasion (superficial/deep) 0.148 0.72 0.46 1.12 0.035 0.56 0.33 0.96
Superior sulcus tumor (no/yes) 0.939 1.02 0.58 1.83 NA NA NA NA
Completion of chemotherapy (no/yes) 0.000 3.18 1.86 5.41 0.000 4.83 2.47 9.43
Radiotherapy (no/yes) 0.618 0.89 0.57 1.40 NA NA NA NA

NA; not available