Table 8 Binary logistic regression illustrating indicators of metastatic nodes
From: Utility of SUVmax on 18 F-FDG PET in detecting cervical nodal metastases
Indicators | B | OR | 95 % C.I. for OR | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nodal SUVmax | 1.186 | 3.275 | 2.018 | 5.317 | <0.000* |
Primary tumour SUVmax | −0.052 | 0.949 | 0.877 | 1.027 | 0.194 |
Extra-capsular spread | −1.595 | 5.50 | 0.14 | 2.900 | 0.240 |
Nodal necrosis | −0/718 | 1.104 | 0.056 | 4.245 | 0.515 |
Largest nodal diameter | −0.079 | 1.082 | 0.824 | 1.402 | 0.571 |
Smallest nodal diameter | −0.104 | 0/901 | 0.643 | 1.263 | 0.545 |
Constant | 0.546 | 1.726 | - | - | 0.799 |