Table 2.
Predictors associated with the esophageal stricture
| Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
| Age (≥ 65 vs. < 65*) (years) | 0.74 (0.11–5.07) | 1 | ||
| Sex (male vs. female*) | 0.58 (0.06–5.43) | 0.653 | ||
| Tumor location (Ce-Ut vs. Mt-Lt*) | 1.64 (0.10–26.35) | 1 | ||
| Circumference (entire vs. 3/4 < *) | 5.80 (0.71–76.95) | 0.076 | 3.13 (0.34–28.7) | 0.312 |
| Size of tumor (≥ 40 vs. < 40 mm*) | 0.52 (0.08–3.03) | 0.460 | ||
| Size of resected specimen (≥ 50 vs. < 50 mm*) | 0.85 (0.14–5.09) | 1 | ||
| Depth of invasion (pT1b vs. pT1a*) | 2.70 (0.25–38.82) | 0.353 | ||
| time (≥ 150 vs. < 150 min*) | 1.68 (0.29–10.32) | 0.700 | ||
| Stricture prevention (OS vs. LSI*) | 1.71 (0.18–16.12) | 0.653 | ||
| White coat (Thick vs. Thin-Mod*) | 16.86 (1.53–930.07) | 0.007 | 13.70 (1.22–154.00) | 0.034 |
An asterisk was entered in the reference category for each variable to estimate the stricture odds ratio
OR Odds ratios, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, Ce cervical esophagus, Ut upper thoracic esophagus, Mt mid-thoracic esophagus, Lt lower thoracic esophagus, LSI local steroid injection, OS oral steroid, Thin-Mod thin-moderately thick white coats