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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2020 Nov 19;169(4):963–973. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.037

Table III.

Univariable and multivariable analysis for factors associated with liver metastases or death stratified for pNETs <2 and ≥2 cm

Characteristic No of patients LM/death Univariable analysis
(crude HR)
Multivariable
analysis (adjusted
HR)
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
pNET <2 cm Age at surgery (per y) 60 9 1.03 0.98–1.08 1.03 0.98–1.08
Tumor functionality
 Insulinoma 38 3 1 Ref cat 1 Ref cat
 NF-pNET 22 6 2.44 0.58–10.30 2.19 0.52–9.28
pNET ≥2 cm Age at surgery (per y) 93 28 1.02 0.99–1.06 1.01 0.98–1.05
Tumor functionality
 Insulinoma 54 12 1 Ref cat 1 Ref cat
 NF-pNET 39 16 3.11 1.39–6.98 2.92 1.28–6.67
WHO grade
 G1 64 15 1 Ref cat 1 Ref cat
 G2/G3 29 13 2.13 0.998–4.55 2.52 1.16– 5.47

Data reported after multiple imputation.

Multivariable analysis includes age and tumor functionality; for pNETs ≥2 cm, WHO grade was additionally included. cat, category; Ref, reference.