Research Article

Risk Factors of Early Liver Metastasis for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma after Radical Resection

Table 5

Analysis of risk factors by comparison with liver metastasis after 6months.

VariableLiver metastasisUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Early ()>6 mo ()OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

Age (years, %)
 ≥6041 (74.5)24 (85.7)0.488 (0.144-1.653)0.249
 <6014 (25.5)4 (14.3)
Sex (%)
 Male37 (67.3)11 (39.3)3.177 (1.235-8.171)0.0162.755 (0.999-7.593)0.050
 Female18 (32.7)17 (60.7)
BMI (kg/m2, %)
 ≥2415 (27.3)10 (35.7)0.675 (0.255-1.789)0.429
 <2440 (72.7)18 (64.3)
ALB (g/L, %)
 ≥4023 (41.8)15 (53.6)0.623 (0.249-1.557)0.311
 <4032 (58.2)13 (46.4)
ALT (U/L, %)
 ≥4025 (45.5)11 (39.3)1.288 (0.510-3.250)1.288
 <4030 (54.5)17 (60.7)
CA199 (IU/ml, %)
 ≥40017 (30.9)6 (21.4)1.640 (0.563-4.776)0.364
 <40038 (69.1)22 (78.6)
CA125 (IU/ml, %)
 ≥3017 (30.9)2 (7.1)5.816 (1.237-27.339)0.0265.872 (1.187-29.046)0.030
 <3038 (69.1)26 (92.9)
CEA (ug/L, %)
 ≥58 (14.5)2 (7.1)2.213 (0.437-11.202)0.337
 <547 (85.5)26 (92.9)
Tumor size (cm, %)
 >430 (54.5)16 (57.1)0.900 (0.360-2.253)0.822
 ≤425 (45.5)12 (42.9)
Tumor location (%)
 Head/neck39 (70.9)20 (71.4)0.975 (0.357-2.665)0.961
 Body/tail16 (29.1)8 (28.6)
Lymph node metastasis (%)
 Yes26 (47.3)10 (35.7)1.614 (0.632-4.118)0.317
 No29 (52.7)18 (64.3)
Lymph node ratio (%)
 ≥0.215 (27.3)4 (14.3)2.250 (0.669-7.572)0.190
 <0.240 (72.7)24 (85.7)
Capsule invasion (%)
 Present19 (34.5)12 (42.9)0.704 (0.277-1.788)0.460
 Absent36 (65.5)16 (57.1)
Tumor differentiation (%)
 Poor35 (63.6)11 (39.3)2.705 (1.060-6.899)0.0372.123 (0.771-5.841)0.145
 Well-moderate20 (36.4)17 (60.7)
Microvascular invasion (%)
 Present33 (60.0)14 (50.0)1.500 (0.600-3.750)0.386
 Absent22 (40.0)14 (50.0)
Perineural invasion (%)
 Present47 (85.5)25 (89.3)0.705 (0.172-2.896)0.628
 Absent8 (14.5)3 (10.7)
Frozen resection margin (%)
 Positive4 (7.3)6 (21.4)0.288 (0.074-1.121)0.073
 Negative51 (92.7)22 (78.6)
PV/SMV reconstruction (%)
 Yes25 (45.5)8 (28.6)2.083 (0.784-5.533)0.141
 No30 (54.5)20 (71.4)
CA/CHA reconstruction (%)
 Yes2 (3.6)1 (3.6)1.019 (0.088-11.746)0.988
 No53 (96.4)27 (96.4)
Morbidity (%)
 0-II52 (94.5)27 (96.4)1.558 (0.155-15.700)0.707
 III-IV3 (5.5)1 (3.6)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (%)
 Yes6 (10.9)3 (10.7)1.020 (0.235-4.426)0.978
 No49 (89.1)25 (89.3)
Adjuvant chemotherapy (%)
 Yes32 (58.2)20 (71.4)0.557 (0.209-1.482)0.241
 No23 (41.8)8 (28.6)
TNM stage (%)
 I-IIA29 (52.7)18 (64.3)0.620 (0.243-1.581)0.317
 IIB-IV26 (47.3)10 (35.7)

Data are presented as numbers (percentages). For abbreviations, see Tables 1 and 3.