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. 2017 Jun 29;8(38):63715–63723. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.18891

Table 2. Logistic regression analysis of the factors associated with high-grade.

Variable Univariate Multivariate
Odds ratio (CI) P Odds ratio (CI) P
Age (years) 0.976 (0.933-1.021) 0.291
Sex (male:female) 1.733 (0.592-5.077) 0.316
Body weight (kg) 0.979 (0.926-1.034) 0.438
Comorbidities
 Cardiovascular disease 1.389 (0.234-8.240) 0.718
 Hypertension 1.667 (0.483-5.751) 0.419
 Diabetes 2.206 (0.448-10.87) 0.331
 Other cancer 0.658 (0.069-6.267) 0.716
 Tumor size (cm) 1.065 (0.793-1.431) 0.675
Serum biomarkers
 Lactate (mmol/L) 2.374 (1.275-4.421) 0.006* 2.890 (1.485-2.621) 0.002*
 LDH (mU/mL) 1.001 (0.988-1.015) 0.841
 NGAL (ng/mL) 1.297 (0.519-3.242) 0.578
 GFAP (mg/L) 0.447 (0.095-2.103) 0.308 0.245 (0.050-1.191) 0.083
 NSE (ng/mL) 0.997 (0.984-1.011) 0.686
 S100β (pg/mL) 1.001 (0.997-1.004) 0.789

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; NSE, neuron-specific enolase.

*p < 0.05.