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. 2018 Feb;39(2):273–279. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5516

Table 3:

Independent predictors of EGFR mutation status

Predictors EGFR Mutation (Exon 19 + 20 + 21)
EGFR Mutation (Exon 19 + 21)
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Female sex 1.630 (0.539–4.927) .387 1.538 (0.483–4.898) .466
Age, per 1-yr increase 0.975 (0.928–1.024) .307 0.972 (0.923–1.024) .282
Site of BM
    Anterior circulation–dominanta Reference Reference
    Posterior circulation–dominantb 0.750 (0.132–4.250) .745 0.833 (0.145–4.781) .837
    Even distribution 0.867 (0.275–2.734) .807 0.741 (0.222–2.471) .625
No. of BM
    1 Reference Reference
    1<BM<10 1.765 (0.491–6.337) .383 1.765 (0.446–6.979) .418
    ≥10 6.000 (0.873–41.214) .068 7.500 (1.039–54.116) .045
Target lesion size of BM
     <10 mm Reference Reference
    10 mm≤BM<30 mm 1.015 (0.318–3.243) .979 0.923 (0.275–3.102) .897
    ≥30 mm 1.500 (0.315–7.135) .61 1.333 (0.260–6.828) .729
Intratumoral necrosis 1.188 (0.395–3.569) .759 0.887 (0.273–2.884) .841
Intratumoral hemorrhage 1.440 (0.382–5.428) .59 1.412 (0.353–5.649) .625
Diffusion visual scoring 1.630 (0.680–2.601) .199 1.514 (0.722–2.974) .274
ADCmin 0.996 (0.992–1.000) .028 0.995 (0.991–0.999) .020
nADC ratio 0.064 (0.006–0.666) .021 0.044 (0.004–0.563) .016
a

BMs mainly located in the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes.

b

BMs mainly located in the occipital lobes, cerebellum, and brain stem.