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Table 2 Correlation between the presence of STAS and clinical features

From: An individualized nomogram for predicting and validating spread through air space (STAS) in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma: a single center retrospective analysis

Patient characteristics

STAS

P value

Present

N = 41

Absent

N = 147

Age

>65

9(22)

70(47.6)

0.003

≤ 65

32(78)

77(52.4)

Sex

Female

17(41.5)

80(54.4)

0.142

Male

24(58.5)

67(45.6)

Tumor site

Inferior left

10(24.4)

22(15)

0.436

Superior left

7(17.1)

40(27.2)

Inferior right

9(22)

27(18.4)

Middle right

3(7.3)

8(5.4)

Superior right

12(29.3)

50(34)

Surgical approach

Lobectomy

31(75.6)

75(51)

0.005

Sublobectomy

10(24.4)

72(49)

CEA

>5

13(31.7)

26(17.7)

0.050

≤ 5

28(68.3)

121(82.3)

NSE

>17

4(9.8)

4(2.7)

0.125

≤ 17

37(90.2)

143(97.3)

Cyfra21-1

>3.3

13(31.7)

45(30.6)

0.893

≤ 3.3

28(68.3)

102(69.4)

CA199

>34

2(4.9)

5(3.4)

1.000

≤ 34

39(95.1)

142(96.6)

CA724

>8.2

1(2.4)

12(8.2)

0.353

≤ 8.2

40(97.6)

135(91.8)

CA125

>35

3(7.3)

5(3.4)

0.509

≤ 35

38(92.7)

142(96.6)

NLR

2.34(1.71,3.17)

2.21(1.67,2.82)

0.655

PLR

109.46(135.47,170.67)

104.49(131.53,162.59)

0.759

CT size

20(12,28)

16(12,24)

0.179

CTR

≤ 25%

1(2.4)

41(27.9)

<0.001

25%~50%

4(9.8)

30(20.4)

50%~75%

3(7.3)

19(12.9)

>75%

33(80.5)

57(38.8)