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. 2015 Mar 12;6(3):e81. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2015.7

Table 2. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models with LGD/HGD/EAC or HGD/EAC as the outcome.

Univariate model variable Group (N) Outcome
    Detection of LGD/HGD/EAC
Detection of HGD/EAC
    P value HR 95% CI P value HR 95% CI
Inflammation No 50            
Inflammation Yes 46 0.0005 3.4 (1.7, 7.5) 0.003 5.8 (1.6, 21.4)]
Aneuploidy No 31            
Aneuploidy Yes 8 0.007 4.0 (1.4, 12.1) 0.13 3.8 (0.6, 23.7)
Elevated 4N No 27            
Elevated 4N Yes 12 0.005 4.4 (1.4, 13.6) 0.84 1.2 (0.2, 7.3)
Elevated 4N or aneuploidy No 24            
Elevated 4N or aneuploidy Yes 15 0.003 5.7 (1.6, 20.9) 0.13 4.8 (0.5, 43.5)
Age >60 No 44            
Age >60 Yes 52 0.58 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) 0.28 0.57 (0.21, 1.6)
Inflammation or flow abnormality No 16            
Inflammation or flow abnormality Yes 23 0.003 Infinite NA 0.11 Infinite NA
Inflammation or flow abnormality No* 39            
Inflammation or flow abnormality Yes* 61 <0.0001 18.8 (4.5, 79) <0.02 10.3 (1.7, 63)
BE length long No 29            
BE length long Yes 30 0.43 1.4 (0.6, 3.4) 0.19 2.5 (0.6, 10.4)
Nodule No 52            
Nodule Yes 7 0.97 1 (0.2, 4.2) 0.93 1.1 (0.1, 8.9)
Hernia No 22            
Hernia Yes 37 0.55 1.4 (0.5, 3.7) 0.66 1.4 (0.3, 6.9)
       
Multivariate Cox model   (N=39, 12 events)
(N=39, 5 events)
Inflammation   0.02 4.9 (1.4, 17.8) 0.04 15.1 (1.1, 213)
Any flow abnormality   0.002 9.7 (2.3, 40.1) 0.06 11.5 (0.8, 157)

BE, Barrett's esophagus; CI, confidence interval; EAC, esophageal adenocarcinoma; HGD, high-grade dysplasia; HR, hazards ratio; LGD, low-grade dysplasia; NA, not applicable

*Based on a multiple imputation (unbiased) menthod.