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. 2013 Dec 10;8(12):e81883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081883

Table 4. Univariate and multivariate analysis of predictive factors for nodal metastasis in acinar predominant type.

Variable Univariate analysis (p) Multivariate analysis (p) OR 95% CI
Age (>60 vs. < or  = 60) 0.71384
Gender (male vs. female) 0.93567
Size, cm (>3.0 vs. < or  = 3.0) 0.19116
Lymphatic invasion (present vs. absent) 0.00206 <0.0001 6.629 3.272 – 14.18
Venous invasion (present vs. absent) 0.52355
Pleural invasion (present vs. absent) 0.13554
Micropapillary pattern,% (>5 vs. < or  = 5) 0.10600
Galectin-4 (positive vs. negative) 0.00517 0.0011 3.303 1.617 – 6.835

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.