Table 3.
Statistical analysis
| |
Acute toxicity (≤ 90 days) |
Late toxicity (>90 days) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical factor | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| BED10 |
0.98 |
0.95-1.01 |
0.98 |
0.95-1.01 |
| Tumor size |
0.97 |
0.46-2.08 |
1.47 |
0.86-2.51 |
| Number of fractions |
2.90 |
0.75-11.2 |
1.90 |
0.14-2.27 |
| Tumor location | 0.53 | 0.10-2.85 | 0.56 | 0.14-2.27 |
Four clinical factors predicted to influence risk of pulmonary toxicity were analyzed using logistical regression. BED10, tumor size, and number of fractions were analyzed as continuous variables and tumor location was analyzed as a dichotomous variable (Central vs peripheral).