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. 2018 Dec 17;13(12):e0208786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208786

Table 4. Correlations of complication and local relapse risk, logistic regression.

Toxicity risk Relapse risk
Coefficienta p Coefficienta p
Regression Model significanceb <.001 .30
Age - 0.01 [-0.01; 0.01] .59 0.40 [-0.32; 1.12] .27
Sexc - 2.16 [-4.87; 0.54] .12 0.20 [-0.37; 0.77] .49
Tumour size - 0.01 [-0.01; 0.01] .02 0.17 [-0.32; 0.80] .61
Petroclival locationd 7.05 [-0.28; 14.38] .06 - 0.13 [-0.81; 0.55] .71
Distant from ICA 0.54 [-2.92; 4.00] .76 0.65 [-0.12; 1.43] .10
Open Surgery 2.21 [-0.76; 5.18] .14 - 0.03 [-0.60; 0.55] .93
Dura opened 8.54 [5.23; 11.86] <.001 0.42 [-0.16; 1.00] .16
Partial Resection 1.30 [-2.70; 5.30] .52 - 0.09 [-0.67; 0.48] .75
Proton therapy 8.07 [3.82; 12.32] <.001 0.58 [-0.20; 1.37] .14

Relapse includes relapse and death; the correlation was calculated using a binary logistic regression test. Complications induced by surgery or radiotherapy were graded from 0 to 5 using the CTCAE v4 and the highest was noted for each patient, the correlation was calculated using an ordinal logistic regression test. Relapse risk was calculated using a binary logistic regression test. ICA Internal carotid artery, OAT Organs at risk near the Clinical Target Volume in proton therapy.

a Standardized coefficient and 95% confidence interval.

b Likelihood Ratio Test.

c the fact to be a female (compared to male).

d compared to anterior skull base.