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. 2020 May 29;14(6):817–825. doi: 10.5009/gnl19171

Table 2.

Prognostic Factors of First-Pass Tissue Acquisition

Factor Univariate Multivariate


OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age ≥70 yr 1.09 (0.51–2.33) 0.82 - -
Male sex 0.97 (0.45–2.12) 0.94 - -
Pancreatic cancer 1.75 (0.79–3.90) 0.17 - -
Tumor size ≥20 mm 1.81 (0.82–3.99) 0.14 - -
Puncture site, stomach 0.40 (0.17–0.93) 0.03 0.42 (0.18–0.98) 0.04
Needle type, FNB needle 3.14 (1.36–7.27) 0.01 3.07 (1.31–7.17) 0.01
Endoscopist, expert 1.16 (0.54–2.48) 0.70 - -

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; FNB, fine needle biopsy.