Can visceral fat parameters based on computed tomography be used to predict occult peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer?

Table 5 Variables and coefficients of multiple regression logistic analysis

Variable	OR	95%CI	P value
Based on all characteristics
Mild ascites (+ vs -)	3.552	(1.375-9.175)	0.0091
Mean attenuations of VFROI 2	3.437	(0.914-12.914)	0.068
cT stage (≥ T4 vs ≤ T3)	2.631	(1.126-6.144)	0.0251
Intercept	0.009		0.0011
Based on clinical characteristics
Mild ascites (+ vs -)	4.188	(1.636-10.722)	0.0031
cT stage (≥ T4 vs ≤ T3)	2.992	(1.301-6.881)	0.0101
Intercept	0.068		0.0011

¹P < 0.05.

VF: Visceral fat; ROI: Region of interest; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.