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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2005; 11(46): 7335-7339
Published online Dec 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7335
Table 2 Odds ratio of bleeding after endoscopic mucosal resection
Crude-ORMultiple-adjustedOR1 (95% CI)Multiple-adjustedOR2 (95% CI)
nCases%(95%CI)
Age (each additional year of age)2975719.21.01 (0.98-1.05)1.00 (0.97-1.04)1.01 (0.97-1.04)
Tumor factors
Location of gastric lesions
Antrum group1582314.6111
Corpus group1393424.52.24 (1.20-4.18)2.24 (1.20-4.18)1.69 (0.88-3.26)
Tumor diameter
Quartile 1 (4-7)5858.6111
Quartile 2 (8-11)891820.23.15 (1.06-9.38)3.15 (1.06-9.38)3.01 (0.99-9.07)
Quartile 3 (12-15)761317.12.53 (0.81-7.87)2.53 (0.81-7.87)2.90 (0.91-9.20)
Quartile 4 (16-50)742128.45.35 (1.78-16.10)5.35 (1.78-16.10)5.63 (1.84-17.23)
P for trend0.0480.0220.022
Endoscopic pattern of lesion
Elevated type2534216.6111
Depressed type441534.12.60 (1.28-5.26)3.95 (1.69-9.24)4.21 (1.75-10.10)
Histological type
Adenoma1392417.3111
Cancer1583320.91.27 (0.71-2.27)0.67 (0.33-1.35)0.56 (0.27-1.16)
Cutting method
Strip biopsy177179.611
Endoscopic aspiration mucosectomy1204033.33.18 (1.75-5.80)3.07(1.59-5.92)