Table 4.
The results of ALNFM.
| Features | β | S.E | Wald | Multivariate OR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | -5.07 | 0.94 | -5.39 | 0.01(0.001- 0.04) | <0.001 |
| Orientation | 1.68 | 0.29 | 5.83 | 5.34(3.07- 9.51) | <0.001 |
| Parallel Not parallel |
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| Margin contour | 0.43 | 0.27 | 1.62 | 1.54(0.93-2.66) | 0.106 |
| Smooth Lobulate |
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| Angular, Spiculate | |||||
| Main posterior echo | 0.46 | 0.27 | 1.69 | 1.58(0.93-2.70) | 0.091 |
| Enhancement | |||||
| Indifferent Shadowing |
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| US tumour size | 0.03 | 0.01 | 2.68 | 1.03(1.001-1.05) | 0.007 |
| HER-2 | 0.65 | 0.30 | 2.13 | 1.91(1.05- 3.46) | 0.033 |
| Negative Positive |
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| US of lymph node | -3.57 | 0.79 | -4.55 | 0.03(0.01- 0.12) | <0.001 |
| No lymph nodes found | |||||
| Lymph nodes found | |||||
| Aspect ratio | 0.69 | 0.36 | 1.91 | 1.99(0.99- 4.09) | 0.057 |
| No lymph nodes found | |||||
| Aspect ratio≥2 | |||||
| Aspect ratio<2 | |||||
| Cortical thickness | 1.61 | 0.27 | 5.87 | 4.99(3.01- 8.89) | <0.001 |
| No lymph nodes found | |||||
| Thickness<3 mm | |||||
| Symmetric thickness≥3 mm | |||||
| Asymmetric thickness≥3 mm | |||||
| Central hilum | 1.18 | 0.39 | 3.05 | 3.25(1.58-7.28) | 0.002 |
| No lymph nodes found | |||||
| Preserved | |||||
| Partially absent | |||||
| Completely absent |