Table 5.
Multivariate analysis of risk factors for over-staging of EUS for diagnosing invasion depth of EGC.
| Variate | OR | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||
| Cardia/fundus | 1 | ||
| Body | 1.143 | 0.292,4.472 | 0.848 |
| Angle | 1.891 | 0.567,6.299 | 0.300 |
| Antrum | 0.979 | 0.369,2.598 | 0.966 |
| Macroscopic type | |||
| 0–I | 1 | ||
| 0–II | 2.541 | 0.299,21.573 | 0.393 |
| 0–III | 31.495 | 2.083,476.256 | 0.013 |
| Ulcer/Scar | |||
| Positive | 0.382 | 0.075,1.939 | 0.246 |
| Negative | 1 | ||
| White fur | |||
| Negative | 1 | ||
| Mediate | 1.305 | 0.434,3.922 | 0.636 |
| Much | 1.026 | 0.409,2.574 | 0.956 |
| Histology | |||
| Differentiated | 1 | ||
| Undifferentiated | 1.988 | 0.623,6.338 | 0.246 |
EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography; EGC, early gastric cancer; OR, odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; M, mucosa; SM, submucosa.