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Table 4 Level of significance and odds ratio’s for different variables used in a multivariate logistic regression model predicting sensitivity of a FIT at cut-off of 75 ng/ml for detection of CRC and advanced adenomas

From: Prospective cross-sectional study on faecal immunochemical tests: sex specific cut-off values to obtain equal sensitivity for colorectal cancer?

 

CRC

 

Advanced adenoma

Univariate model

Multivariate model

Univariate model

Multivariate model

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex (ref = female) (N = 69)

5.77 (1.33-24.95)

0.02

6.16 (1.15-32.92)

0.03

Sex (ref = female) (N = 304)

1.23 (0.75-2.00)

0.41

1.00 (0.57-1.75)

0.99

Age (continuous variable) (N = 69)

1.01 (0.94-1.08)

0.89

1.00 (0.92-1.08)

0.96

Age (continuous variable) (N = 304)

1.01 (0.98-1.03)

0.55

1.00 (0.98-1.03)

0.75

Location (ref = right-sided) (N = 68)

4.30 (1.07-17.35)

0.04

4.83 (0.95-24.8)

0.05

Location (ref = right-sdided (N = 303)

1.94 (1.26-2.98)

0.002

1.31 (0.79-2.20)

0.30

T-stage (ref = T1) (N = 55)

1.57 (0.39-6.32)

0.53

2.19 (0.44-10.80)

0.34

AA size (ref = <10 mm) (N = 285)

5.58 (2.55-12.22)

<0.001

5.24 (2.32-11.83)

<0.001

Presence of AA (ref = none) (N = 69)

0.83

(0.09-7.54)

0.87

1.38 (0.09-20.52)

0.81

Number of AA (ref = 1) (N = 300)

4.82 (2.63-8.85)

<0.001

4.27 (2.10-8.70)

<0.001

  1. FIT = faecal immunochemical test; CRC = colorectal cancer; AA = advanced adenoma; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.