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Table 3 Independent risk factors of lymph node metastasis by multivariate analysis

From: Preoperative risk factors of lymph node metastasis in clinical N0 lung adenocarcinoma of 3 cm or less in diameter

Variables

Odds ratio

95% CI

p value

CEA level

4.23

2.21–8.12

 < 0.001

Tumor size

2.27

1.37–3.75

0.001

CTR

49.92

6.81–366.27

 < 0.001

  1. CI confidence interval; CTR consolidation/tumor ratio