Table 3.

Best fitting generalized estimating equations type III model predicting the diagnosis of phyllodes tumor as compared to fibroadenoma

Cytological feature	Odds Ratio	95% CI of Odds Ratio	pvalue
Marked epithelial cellularity	0.16	0.22–1.12	0.064
Large opened epithelial sheets	3.41	1.51–7.68	0.003
Frayed stromal fragment contours	3.89	0.99–15.14	0.050
Oval stromal nuclei	0.31	0.12–0.77	0.012
Spindle background cell nuclei	7.14	2.85–17.92	<  0.001
Background cell atypia	7.15	2.29–22.28	0.001