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. 2018 Nov 14;24(42):4809–4820. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i42.4809

Table 1.

Relationship of narrow-band imaging findings with tumor grade and invasion depth

Dependent variable Independent variable1 Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Odds ratio (95%CI) P value Odds ratio (95%CI) P value
Tumor grade Probability of cancer Irregular (tubular type) 0.034 [0.013, 0.088] < 0.0001 46.81 [14.55, 184.48] < 0.0001
AUC = 0.89 Irregular (papillary type) 0.034 [0.013, 0.088] < 0.0001 47.21 [7.51, 512.05] < 0.0001
Avascular area 0.048 [0.006, 0.376] < 0.0001 16.3 [1.69, 396.35] 0.06
Invasion depth Probability of SM deep invasive cancer2 Disrupted vessels 0.169 [0.058, 0.488] 0.0004 3.63 [0.98, 17.69] 0.0714
AUC = 0.70 Thick vessels 0.509 [0.127, 2.037] 0.3325 22.86 [2.55, 537.18] 0.0133
1

Colorectal lesions were classified into tubular and papillary types based on narrow-band imaging observations of the histopathologic appearances and proliferation patterns;

2

Submucosa (SM) deep invasive cancer: SM invasion depth ≥ 1000 μm. SM: Submucosa; AUC: Area under the curve.