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Table 4 Factors influencing KRAS testing in non-metastatic CRC patients

From: Analysis of factors influencing molecular testing at diagnostic of colorectal cancer

 

KRAS testing

N = 255/979 (26.1%)

Univariate analysis

P-Value

Multivariate analysis

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-Value

Age (years)

 

0.0004

  

< 0.0001

  > 75

90 / 446 (20.2%)

 

1

Ref

 

 60–75

123 / 382 (32.2%)

 

2.69

1.83–3.95

 

  < 60

42 / 151 (27.8%)

 

2.26

1.34–3.81

 

Sex

 

0.25

  

0.15

 Women

133 / 541 (24.6%)

 

1

Ref

 

 Men

122 / 438 (27.9%)

 

0.77

0.55–1.09

 

Site of the primary tumour

 

0.010

  

0.026

 Rectum

47 / 245 (19.2%)

 

1

Ref

 

 Right colon

105 / 347 (30.3%)

 

1.95

1.20–3.16

 

 Left colon

103 / 387 (26.6%)

 

1.47

0.92–2.35

 

TNM stage

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 I

21 / 219 (9.6%)

 

1

Ref

 

 II

100 / 380 (26.3%)

 

5.24

2.98–9.21

 

 III

134 / 380 (35.3%)

 

9.62

5.47–16.90

 

Tumour grade (MD = 133)

 

0.0082a

   

 Well

114 / 347 (32.8%)

 

 Moderate

103 / 445 (23.2%)

    

 Poor

17 / 54 (31.5%)

    

Geographical area of primary treatment (MD = 2)

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 Charente-Maritime

63 / 305 (20.7%)

 

1

Ref

 

 Charente

13 / 173 (7.5%)

 

0.19

0.10–0.37

 

 Deux-Sèvres

75 / 182 (41.2%)

 

3.74

2.35–5.95

 

 Vienne

94 / 222 (42.3%)

 

3.24

1.95–5.39

 

 Outside the region

10 / 95 (10.5%)

 

0.36

0.16–0.79

 

Status of the center (MD = 2)

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 Public Hospital

77 / 408 (18.9%)

 

1

Ref

 

 Private hospital

149 / 429 (34.7%)

 

4.18

2.74–6.37

 

 University hospital

29 / 140 (20.7%)

 

0.88

0.44–1.75

 
  1. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, NA not available, MD missing data, Ref reference
  2. aNot retained in the final multivariate model