Risk factors predict microscopic extranodal tumor deposits in advanced stage III colon cancer patients

Table 2 N1c group vs non-N1c group by multivariable cox regression

Item	Multivariable logistic regression
	Exp (B)	95%CI	P value
Gender
Female	Reference
Male	4.62	(1.17-18.33)	0.030
Age	1.03	(0.99-1.08)	0.190
BMI	0.84	(0.68-1.04)	0.110
Habit of smoking	0.92	(0.27-3.07)	0.890
Habit of alcoholic drinking	1.41	(0.29-6.81)	0.670
Hypertension	0.87	(0.21-3.85)	0.850
Diabetes mellitus	0.69	(0.19-2.52)	0.570
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio	1.03	(0.92-1.15)	0.660
CEA	1.00	(1.00-1.01)	0.770
CA 19-9	1.02	(0.99-1.04)	0.200
Tumor characteristics
Location
Right colon	Reference
Left colon	1.67	(0.45-6.21)	0.440
T stage
Tumor size	0.99	(0.96-1.02)	0.550
Tumor type
Polypoid	Reference
Ulcerative	1.75	(0.62-4.92)	0.290
Tumor grade	0.51	(0.12-2.21)	0.370
EGFR	1.05	(0.20-5.48)	0.950
Lymphovascular invasion	6.16	(1.24-30.10)	0.027

95%CI: 95% confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; NLR: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CA 19-9: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9.