Skip to main content

Table 2 Multiple regression analysis of various radiologic factors

From: Morphologic CT and MRI features of primary parotid squamous cell carcinoma and its predictive factors for differential diagnosis with mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Factors

Category

β value

p value

OR (95%CI)

Size

 

− 0.183

0.541

0.83 (0.46, 1.50)

Shape

Oval/lobulated

0.862

0.377

2.37 (0.35, 16.05)

Irregular

− 1.232

0.216

0.29 (0.04, 2.05)

Degree enhancement

Moderate

1.893

0.453

6.64 (0.05, 927.39)

Marked

0.504

0.548

1.66 (0.32, 8.56)

Necrosis

Mild

1.835

0.043

6.27 (1.06, 36.95)

Severe

2.324

0.008

10.22 (1.84, 56.79)

Gradual enhancement

Present

− 0.999

0.214

0.37 (0.76, 1.78)

LTI

Present

0.742

0.411

2.10 (0.36, 12.33)

Age

> 51.5

2.893

< 0.001

18.04 (4.01, 81.09)

  1. LTI, local tumor invasiveness