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Table 2 Factors that influenced the type of surgery (ePN vs. RN) in patients with pT ≤ 3a RCC and no detectable metastasis at the time of surgery using multivariate regression analysis

From: Survival advantage of partial over radical nephrectomy in patients presenting with localized renal cell carcinoma

Variable

P value

OR (95% CI)

Age [in years]1

< 0.001

0.98 (0.97-0.98)

Sex

0.14

 

 Female

 

1 (Reference)

 Male

 

1.15 (1.96-1.39)

Histological subtype

< 0.001

 

 ccRCC

 

1 (Reference)

 Non-ccRCC

 

1.85 (1.47-2.33)

Differentiation

< 0.001

 

 G1-2

 

1 (Reference)

 G3-4

 

0.53 (0.38-0.73)

Tumor diameter [in cm]

< 0.001

0.52 (0.49-0.56)

Medical center

< 0.001

 

Time of surgery [in years]

< 0.001

1.06 (1.04-1.08)

  1. RCC = renal cell carcinoma, ccRCC = clear cell RCC, G = tumor grade, RN = radical nephrectomy, ePN = elective partial nephrectomy, RN = radical nephrectomy.
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