Table 4 Univariate analysis of predictors for mediastinal malignancy
From: FDG-PET parameters predicting mediastinal malignancy in lung cancer
OR (CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 0.95 (0.92-0.99) | .029 |
Gender (women) | 2.31 (0.76-7.02) | .140 |
Tumor size | 0.81 (0.48-1.37) | .435 |
Adenocarcinoma | 2.45 (1.18-5.10) | .017 |
Single hypermetabolic node | 2.34 (0.89-6.22) | .086 |
Multiple hypermetabolic nodes | 3.87 (1.40-10.66) | .009 |
SUVmax Mediastinum > 4 | 10.68 (4.55-25.10) | <.001 |
\( \frac{\mathrm{SUVmax}\kern0.5em \mathrm{Mediastinum}}{\mathrm{SUVmax}\kern0.62em \mathrm{Tumor}}>0.4 \) | 6.62 (2.98-14.69) | <.001 |