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. 2017 Jan 9;12(1):e0167955. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167955

Table 3. Univariate logistic regression analysis of 1-mm and 5-mm thickness CT data.

Variable No recurrence Recurrence OR 95% CI P value
1-mm thickness CT
Diameter, mm 23.67 ± 10.17 35.19 ± 13.13 1.09 1.05 1.13 <0.001
Perimeter, mm 80.49 ± 40.61 119.88 ± 56.74 1.02 1.01 1.03 <0.001
Area, mm2 245.82 ± 240.12 564.51 ± 405.23 1.003 1.001 1.004 <0.001
Mean attenuation, HU -176.13 ± 229.12 -4.33 ± 116.0 1.01 1.002 1.01 0.002
Circularity 0.47 ± 0.15 0.51 ± 0.17 5.85 0.39 88.87 0.20
Aspect ratio 1.46 ± 0.34 1.52 ± 0.35 1.60 0.52 4.97 0.42
Roundness 0.72 ± 0.14 0.69 ± 0.14 0.24 0.01 4.56 0.34
Skewness -0.09 ± 0.87 -0.28 ± 1.06 0.77 0.46 1.28 0.31
Kurtosis 1.08 ± 3.29 2.18 ± 4.99 1.06 0.97 1.16 0.18
Entropy 6.78 ± 0.45 6.73 ± 0.47 0.84 0.34 2.07 0.70
5-mm thickness CT
Diameter, mm 23.32 ± 9.94 33.09 ± 12.31 1.08 1.04 1.12 <0.001
Perimeter, mm 72.09 ± 33.51 102.54 ± 42.47 1.02 1.01 1.03 <0.001
Area, mm2 263.35 ± 248.47 530.73 ± 381.99 1.002 1.001 1.004 <0.001
Mean attenuation, HU -238.25 ± 221.30 -33.52 ± 122.58 1.01 1.003 1.01 <0.001
Circularity 0.59 ± 0.16 0.61 ± 0.15 2.17 0.15 32.22 0.57
Aspect ratio 1.45 ± 0.35 1.52 ± 0.39 1.64 0.56 4.75 0.37
Roundness 0.72 ± 0.14 0.70 ± 0.15 0.26 0.01 4.84 0.36
Skewness -0.22 ± 0.93 -0.94 ± 1.09 0.50 0.33 0.76 0.001
Kurtosis 0.45 ± 2.53 2.81 ± 5.23 1.18 1.05 1.32 0.005
Entropy 6.92 ± 0.50 6.72 ± 0.52 0.51 0.24 1.07 0.07

CI, confidence interval; HU, Hounsfield unit; OR, odds ratio.