Preoperative maximum standardized uptake value and carbohydrate antigen 19–9 were independent predictors of pathological stages and overall survival in Chinese patients with pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma

Table 3 Associations between preoperative variables and OS in univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses

Variables	OR^a	95CI^a	P value^a	OR^b	95CI^b	P value^b
Age	1.027	1.002–1.053	0.035	1.034	1.004–1.066	0.028
Females	1.111	0.711–1.738	0.643	0.911	0.544–1.524	0.722
BMI	0.968	0.909–1.032	0.324	0.971	0.903–1.044	0.429
Operative histories	1.455	0.630–3.358	0.380	1.586	0.633–3.976	0.325
Diabetes mellitus	0.669	0.353–1.267	0.217	0.581	0.284–1.189	0.137
Hypertension	1.158	0.716–1.871	0.550	1.120	0.632–1.986	0.697
Abdominal pain	1.265	0.794–2.017	0.323	1.172	0.695–1.977	0.552
Back pain	0.960	0.506–1.823	0.901	1.355	0.658–2.791	0.410
Hemoglobin	0.990	0.976–1.004	0.167	0.995	0.973–1.017	0.636
Albumin	0.983	0.929–1.039	0.545	1.005	0.929–1.088	0.899
Total bilirubin	1.000	0.998–1.002	0.888	1.000	0.998–1.003	0.794
CEA	1.104	1.048–1.163	< 0.001	1.050	0.966–1.141	0.250
CA19–9	1.001	1.000–1.001	< 0.001	1.000	1.000–1.001	0.035
SUVmax	1.129	1.052–1.213	0.001	1.136	1.051–1.228	0.001

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; CA19–9: carbohydrate antigen 19–9; CEA: carcino-embryonic antigen; OR: odds ratio; OS: overall survival; SUVmax: maximum standardized uptake value
Notes: ^aunivariate Cox regression analysis; ^bmultivariate Cox regression analysis

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