Table 2.
Univariate analysis of lymph node metastasis with clinicopathological variables and podoplanin expression
| Variables | Odds Ratio | P-value | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 1.012962 | 0.61 | 0.9641462 - 1.06425 |
| Sex | 1.071429 | 0.91 | 0.3160005 – 3.632777 |
| Duration of Illness | 0.9924311 | 0.79 | 0.9387053 – 1.049232 |
| Tobacco | 3.116667 | 0.08 | 0.0580919 – 11.32001 |
| Tumor Size (cms)† | 0.8307692 | 0.76 | 0.2516279 – 2.74285 |
| Grade‡ | 0.372549 | 0.41 | 0.35322 – 3.929363 |
| LVI | 6.095237 | 0.01* | 1.674526 – 22.18652 |
| Tumor Stage | |||
| T1 | 1 | ||
| T 2 | 2.6 | 0.46 | 0.2054475 – 32.90378 |
| T3 | 2 | 0.61 | 0.140766 – 28.41596 |
| T4 | 0.8000001 | 0.88 | 0.0437073 – 14.64286 |
| Podoplanin | 4.999999 | 0.01* | 1.402108 – 17.8303 |
* P-value < 0.05 between the two categories for a given variable. † Tumor size categories <2, 2 – 4and >=4 cms. ‡ Histological grade categories: well, moderately and poorly differentiated. LVI - Lymphovascular invasion.