Table 6.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify factors related to diagnostic sensitivity

Variables	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P
Standard suction
Age (years)	1.014	0.977–1.052	0.4637
Sex: Male vs. Female	1.019	0.528–1.966	0.9563
BMI (kg/m2)	1.002	0.899–1.117	0.9649
Mass location: Head/Uncinate vs. Body/Tail	0.895	0.472–1.697	0.7339
Mass size:
<2 cm vs. 2–4 cm	3.747	0.944–14869	0.0603
<2 cm vs. >4 cm	4.593	1.073–19.655	0.0398
2–4 cm vs. >4 cm	1.226	0.597–2.517	0.5794
Stylet slow-pull
Age (years)	0.988	0.958–1.02	0.5408
Sex: Male vs. Female	1.27	0.707–2.283	0.6393
BMI (kg/m2)	0.943	0.856–1.037	1.4634
Mass location: Head/Uncinate vs. Body/Tail	1.307	0.746–2.288	0.8765
Mass size:
<2 cm vs. 2–4 cm	2.501	0.634–9.868	0.1905
<2 cm vs. >4 cm	2.607	0.629–10.807	1.7442
2–4 cm vs. >4 cm	1.042	0.564–1.926	0.0174
Wet suction
Age (years)	1.031	0.995–1.069	2.9176
Sex: Male vs. Female	1.172	0.466–1.564	0.263
BMI (kg/m2)	0.985	0.89–1.09	0.0866
Mass location: Head/Uncinate vs. Body/Tail	1.107	0.61–2.008	0.1119
Mass size:
<2 cm vs. 2–4 cm	2.957	0.743–11.762	0.1239
<2 cm vs. >4 cm	1.151	0.595–2.227	0.1757
2–4 cm vs. >4 cm	1.031	0.995–1.069	2.9176
Overall
Age (years)	1.031	0.995–1.069	0.0876
Sex: Male vs. Female	0.853	0.466–1.564	0.6081
BMI (kg/m2)	0.985	0.89–1.09	0.7685
Mass location: Head/Uncinate vs. Body/Tail	1.107	0.61–2.008	0.738
Mass size:
<2 cm vs. 2–4 cm	2.957	0.743–11.762	0.1239
<2 cm vs. >4 cm	3.405	0.806–14.382	0.0956
2–4 cm vs. >4 cm	1.151	0.595–2.227	0.6751

CI: Confidence interval