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Table 1 Factors significantly associated with breast LVI in univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis using stepwise method

From: Development of a risk-stratification scoring system for predicting lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer

Variable

Univariable regression

Multivariable regression

Odds Ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Odds Ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Margins

 Well-defined

reference

 

reference

 

 Ill-defined

4.99 (2.69–9.90)

< 0.001

3.46 (1.69–7.49)

0.001

Lobulation sign

 Absence

reference

 

reference

 

 Presence

4.00 (2.38–6.89)

< 0.001

3.66 (1.90–7.30)

< 0.001

DWI appearance

 Slight hyperintensity

reference

 

reference

 

 Marked hyperintensity

3.46 (2.02–6.15)

< 0.001

2.67 (1.42–5.17)

0.003

MRI-reported ALNM

 Absence

reference

 

reference

 

 Single

0.52 (0.26–1.04)

0.068

0.33 (0.14–0.75)

0.014

 Multiple

0.26 (0.15–0.45)

< 0.001

0.26 (0.13–0.51)

< 0.001

TIC type

 I

reference

 

reference

 

 II

12.16 (2.50–219.37)

0.015

10.55 (1.87–201.14)

0.032

 III

29.71 (5.55–553.11)

0.001

26.00 (4.07–520.41)

0.004

HER2

 -

reference

 

reference

 

 +

1.90 (0.61–7.24)

0.298

1.24 (0.31–5.89)

0.739

 2+

2.76 (0.98–9.89)

0.078

2.48 (0.70–10.92)

0.195

 3+

3.32 (1.11–12.41)

0.046

6.37 (1.64–30.54)

0.017