Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the importance of size for the rate of synchronous metastases in patients diagnosed with RCC in Iceland, 1971–2005
Odds ratio | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumor size (per cm) | 1.09 | 1.04-1.16 | 0.001 |
Age | 1.00 | 0.98-1.01 | 0.9 |
Female gender | 0.87 | 0.57-1.30 | 0.49 |
Later diagnostic year (per decade) | 1.02 | 0.91-1.13 | 0.94 |
Incidental diagnosis | 0.22 | 0.11-0.41 | <0.001 |
ESR (each 1 mm/h) | 1.15 | 1.09-1.21 | <0.001 |
Left side | 1.67 | 1.12-2.50 | 0.013 |
Histology | |||
Clear cell | 1 | - | - |
Chromophobe | 1.37 | 0-infinity | 0.98 |
Papillary | 0.93 | 0.42-2.03 | 0.81 |
Other/unknown | 1.27 | 0.11-14.71 | 0.5 |