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. 2021 Jan;10(1):22–37. doi: 10.21037/tcr-20-2745

Table 2. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression for analyzing the demographic and related clinical characteristics for developing Brain Metastases in patients diagnosed with initial lung carcinoma (diagnosed 2010–2016).

Subject characteristics Univariate Multivariate
OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI) P value
Age, years
   <41 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   41–50 1.32 (1.16–1.49) <0.001 1.23 (1.08–1.40) 0.002
   51–60 1.16 (1.03–1.30) 0.014 1.14 (1.01–1.28) 0.040
   61–70 0.83 (0.74–0.93) 0.001 0.89 (0.78–1.00) 0.047
   71–80 0.57 (0.51–0.64) <0.001 0.63 (0.56–0.71) <0.001
   81–90 0.38 (0.34–0.43) <0.001 0.40 (0.35–0.46) <0.001
   >90 0.27 (0.22–0.32) <0.001 0.24 (0.20–0.29) <0.001
Gender
   Male 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) NS NS
   Female 0.98 (0.96–1.01) 0.139 NS NS
Race
   White 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Black 1.15 (1.11–1.19) <0.001 1.00 (0.96–1.04) 0.997
   AI 1.09 (0.93–1.26) 0.297 1.03 (0.88–1.21) 0.718
   API 1.31 (1.26–1.37) <0.001 1.19 (1.14–1.25) <0.001
   Unknown 0.81 (0.63–1.04) 0.100 0.86 (0.67–1.12) 0.264
Marital status
   Others 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Married 1.04 (1.02–1.07) <0.001 1.02 (1.00–1.05) 0.080
   Unknown 0.89 (0.84–0.95) 0.001 0.88 (0.82–0.93) <0.001
Insurance status
   Insured 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Any medic aid 1.27 (1.23–1.31) <0.001 1.04 (1.00–1.07) 0.027
   Uninsured 1.82 (1.72–1.93) <0.001 1.18 (1.11–1.25) <0.001
   Unknown 1.19 (1.02–1.20) 0.015 0.98 (0.90–1.07) 0.696
Site
   MB 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   UL 0.88 (0.84–0.93) <0.001 1.15 (1.09–1.22) <0.001
   ML 0.80 (0.74–0.86) <0.001 1.04 (0.96–1.13) 0.299
   LL 0.82 (0.77–0.86) <0.001 1.15 (1.08–1.22) <0.001
   OL 0.81 (0.72–0.92) 0.001 0.89 (0.78–1.01) 0.078
   NOS 1.19 (1.12–1.26) <0.001 1.04 (0.98–1.11) 0.201
T stage
   T1 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   T2 1.70 (1.63–1.77) <0.001 1.43 (1.37–1.49) <0.001
   T3 2.18 (2.09–2.28) <0.001 1.48 (1.41–1.54) <0.001
   T4 2.65 (2.55–2.76) <0.001 1.53 (1.47–1.60) <0.001
   Unknown 2.61 (2.49–2.73) <0.001 1.54 (1.46–1.63) <0.001
N stage
   N0 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   N1 1.98 (1.89–2.08) <0.001 1.54 (1.47–1.62) <0.001
   N2 2.59 (2.52–2.67) <0.001 1.68 (1.62–1.73) <0.001
   N3 3.12 (3.01–3.24) <0.001 1.69 (1.62–1.76) <0.001
   Unknown 2.90 (2.75–3.05) <0.001 1.66 (1.56–1.76) <0.001
Grade
   Grade I 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Grade II 2.19 (1.96–2.44) <0.001 2.19 (1.96–2.44) <0.001
   Grade III 4.90 (4.42–5.43) <0.001 3.75 (3.38–4.17) <0.001
   Grade IV 5.65 (5.01–6.36) <0.001 3.58 (3.16–4.05) <0.001
   Unknown 6.39 (5.78–7.07) <0.001 4.23 (3.82–4.69) <0.001
Bone Met
   No 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Yes 2.54 (2.48–2.61) <0.001 1.58 (1.54–1.62) <0.001
   Unknown 5.52 (5.03–6.06) <0.001 2.22 (1.99–2.48) <0.001
Liver Met
   No 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Yes 2.13 (2.07–2.20) <0.001 1.26 (1.22–1.30) <0.001
   Unknown 6.22 (5.71–6.79) <0.001 2.72 (2.45–3.01) <0.001
Lung Met
   No 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   Yes 2.13 (2.07–2.19) <0.001 1.45 (1.40–1.49) <0.001
   Unknown 3.76 (3.51–4.03) <0.001 1.83 (1.69–1.98) <0.001
Histology
   AC 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
   SLC 0.36 (0.34–0.37) <0.001 0.39 (0.37–0.40) <0.001
   ASLC 0.73 (0.65–0.81) <0.001 0.71 (0.64–0.80) <0.001
   LCLC 1.25 (1.15–1.36) <0.001 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 0.409
   SCLC 1.19 (1.15–1.23) <0.001 0.81 (0.78–0.84) <0.001
   Others 1.08 (1.05–1.11) <0.001 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.015

LC, lung carcinoma; BM, brain metastases; Met, metastases; AI, American Indian/Alaska Native; API, Asian or Pacific Islander; MB, main bronchus; UL, upper lobe; ML, middle lobe; LL, lower lobe; OL, overlapping lesion of lung; AC, adenocarcinoma; SLC, squamous lung carcinoma; ASLC, adenosquamous lung carcinoma; LCLC, large cell lung carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung carcinoma; Ref, reference; NS, no significance.