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Table 2 Comparison of clinico-radiological data between lesions in recurrence(+) and recurrence(-) categories

From: Predicting recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer based on mean computed tomography value

Factors

Recurrence(-) (n)

Recurrence(+) (n)

p value

Gender

  

<0.0001

 Male

195

33

 

 Female

254

12

 

Age

  

<0.0001

 <65 years

207

6

 

 ≥65 years

242

39

 

Lesion size

  

<0.0001

 <12.9 mm

249

6

 

 ≥12.9 mm

200

39

 

Histology

  

<0.0001

 Non adenoca

29

13

 

 Adenoca

420

32

 

mCT value (H.U)

  

<0.0001

 < -506

162

43

 

 ≥-506

287

2

 

C/T ratio

  

<0.0001

 < 38.2

178

39

 

 >38.2

271

6

 

SUV

  

<0.0001

 < 2.5

426

41

 

 >2.5

23

4

 

CEA

  

0.0022

 < 5.0

410

27

 

 ≥5.0

39

18

 

Operative procedure

  

0.122

 Partial resection

246

30

 

 Segmentectomy

203

15

 

Solid tumor size (mm)

  

<0.0001

 0

217

0

 

 > 0

232

45

 
  1. n number of cases, non-recurrence (-) without recurrence, recurrence (+) with recurrence, HU Hounsfield unit, CT Computed tomography, C/T ratio Consolidation / tumor ratio, SUV Standardized uptake value, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen