Effects of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on lymph node metastasis after radical esophagectomy

Table 2 Univariate Logistic regression analysis for risk factors of T-staging

	T1 (n = 24)	T2 (n = 47)	T3 (n = 118)	T4 (n = 105)	χ/Z	P value
Sex (male, %)	17 (70.5%)	30 (63.8%)	87 (73.7%)	85 (81%)	5.323	0.15
Age (years)	61 (54, 66.5)	65 (51, 69)	64 (59, 70)	65 (59, 70)	5.026	0.170
TG (mmol/L)	1 (0.70, 1.63)	1.06 (0.77, 1.32)	0.99 (0.75, 1.45)	0.95 (0.73, 1.26)	2.095	0.553
TC (mmol/L)	4.20 (3.87, 4.99)	4.22 (3.73, 5.01)	4.56 (4.07, 4.88)	4.55 (3.80, 5.30)	2.726	0.436
HDL (mmol/L)	1.12 (0.99, 1.29)	1.15 (0.95, 1.41)	1.15 (1.00, 1.37)	1.16 (0.99, 1.38)	0.436	0.933
LDL (mmol/L)	2.29 (1.95, 3.01)	2.22 (1.68, 2.83)	2.52 (2.14, 2.92)	2.48 (2.06, 3.08)	4.369	0.224
Apo-A1(g/L)	1.30 (1.10, 1.40)	1.20 (1.00, 1.40)	1.20 (1.10, 1.40)	1.30 (1.10, 1.40)	0.319	0.956
Apo-B (g/L)	0.80 (0.70, 1.05)	0.80 (0.60, 0.90)	0.80 (0.70, 1.00)	0.80 (0.70, 0.93)	3.386	0.336
Lpa (nmol/L)	123.00 (61.25, 208.75)	147.00 (74.00, 304.00)	176.50 (92.60, 350.75)	172.00 (78.70, 351.50)	4.308	0.230

TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Apo-A1: Apolipoprotein A1; Apo-B: Apolipoprotein B; LPa: Lipoprotein a.