Clinical Study
Factors Associated with Inadequate Tissue Yield in EUS-FNA for Gastric SMT
Table 3
Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with nondiagnostic yield of EUS-FNA.
| | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | | Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value | Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value |
| Sex (Male) | 0.564 (0.149–2.137) | .564 | | | Age (<60 years) | 9.167 (1.720–48.85) | .009 | 11.91 (1.761–80.48) | .011 | Location (Lower) | 8.000 (1.238–51.69) | .029 | 10.62 (1.290–87.42) | .028 | Tumor Size (>29 mm) | 0.564 (0.149–2.137) | .564 | | | Pattern of growth (Intragastric) | 2.956 (0.732–11.93) | .128 | | | Pattern of echography (Homo) | 5.739 (0.660–49.91) | .113 | | |
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The thresholds of age and tumor size were their average values.
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