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Table 3 Univariate analysis for metastasis

From: Growth characteristics of early-stage (IA) lung adenocarcinoma and its value in predicting lymph node metastasis

Variable

N0 (n = 117)

N1/N2 (n = 27)

P-value

Gender

  

0.040

Female

73(62.4)

11(40.7)

 

Male

44(37.6)

16(59.3)

 

Age (years)

  

0.261

< 60

66(56.4)

12(44.4)

 

≥ 60

51(43.6)

15(55.6)

 

Family history of Lung Cancer

  

0.675

No

107(91.5)

24(88.9)

 

Yes

10(8.5)

3(11.1)

 

History of malignancy

  

0.497

No

105(89.7)

23(85.2)

 

Yes

12(10.3)

4(14.8)

 

Smoking index

  

0.037

Nonsmoker

80(68.4)

12(44.4)

 

< 400

20(17.1)

6(22.2)

 

≥ 400

17(14.5)

9(33.3)

 

Surgery

  

0.151

Lobectomy

74(63.2)

21(77.8)

 

Segmentectomy

43(36.8)

6(22.2)

 

Location

  

0.998

Right upper lobe

29(24.8)

7(25.9)

 

Right middle lobe

9(7.7)

2(7.4)

 

Right lower lobe

23(19.7)

5(18.5)

 

Left upper lobe

32(27.4)

8(29.6)

 

Left lower lobe

24(20.5)

5(18.5)

 

Nodule type

  

0.008

pSN

25(21.4)

0(0)

 

SN

92(78.6)

27(100)

 

Pathological type

  

0.039

AIS

3(2.6)

0(0)

 

MIA

19(16.2)

0(0)

 

IA

95(81.2)

27(100)

 

Follow-up (days)

176.4 ± 88.3

195.6 ± 107.3

0.395

Initial diameter (mm)

11.25 ± 5.21

14.95 ± 5.59

0.010

Solid component (mm)

  

0.047

< 5

14(12)

0(0)

 

≥ 5

103(88)

27(100)

 

C/T ratio

0.92 ± 0.19

1.0 ± 0.0

0.000

Initial volume (mm3)

1356.95 ± 1835.41

2896.88 ± 2785.87

0.010

Initial mass (g)

1.23 ± 1.69

2.87 ± 2.82

0.007

Diameter increase (mm)

1.43 ± 0.91

4.16 ± 2.18

0.000

Solid component increase (mm)

1.48 ± 1.10

4.10 ± 2.27

0.000

Volume increase (mm3)

302.96 ± 336.11

1936.66 ± 1415.01

0.000

Mass increase (g)

0.33 ± 0.37

2.09 ± 1.56

0.000

Relative diameter change (%)

14.63 ± 10.82

30.95 ± 19.32

0.000

Relative volume change (%)

29.85 ± 18.51

87.51 ± 51.36

0.000

Relative mass change (%)

34.76 ± 19.62

97.36 ± 54.70

0.000

VDTt (days)

424 ± 217

248 ± 167

0.001

MDTt (days)

378 ± 185

228 ± 158

0.001

  1. pSN: part-solid nodule; SN: solid nodule; AIS: adenocarcinoma in situ; MIA: minimally invasive adenocarcinoma; IA: invasive adenocarcinoma; C/T ratio: the ratio of the maximum diameter of consolidation relative to the maximum tumor diameter; VDTt: volume doubling time of the whole nodule; MDTt: mass doubling time of the whole nodule