Table 6 Association between baseline characteristics and adequate lymphadenectomy according to logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders, in patients affected by cancer undergoing surgical resection of the left or right colon (N = 189)
Adequate lymphadenectomy (≥12) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted model | Full adjusted model | |||
Characteristics | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P |
Gender (male) | 0.86 (0.41-1.80) | 0.680 | 0.99 (0.28-3.57) | 0.997 |
Age a | 0.99 (0.96-1.03) | 0.764 | 0.99 (0.93-1.06) | 0.893 |
BMI a | 0.91 (0.79-1.06) | 0.214 | 0.88 (0.75-1.04) | 0.142 |
Pathologists (dedicated) | 1.63 (0.76-3.53) | 0.213 | 1.51 (0.31-7.23) | 0.607 |
Surgeons (high-volume) | 0.65 (0.18-2.34) | 0.513 | 0.76 (0.07-8.51) | 0.824 |
Type of resection (right colon) b | 2.70 (1.21-6.01) | 0.015 | 4.72 (1.09-20.36) | 0.038 |
Surgical technique (laparotomy) | 1.68 (0.68-4.15) | 0.261 | 3.85 (0.87-17.10) | 0.077 |
Preoperative colorectal tattooingv | 0.78 (0.37-1.64) | 0.513 | 1.09 (0.30-3.95) | 0.900 |