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Table 3 Univariate binary logistic regression analysis of dosimetric factors and postoperative complications and mortality

From: Chemoradiation for oesophageal cancer: the choice of treatment modality

Characteristics

Pulmonary complications

Cardiac complications

90-day mortality

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

PTV volume

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.911

1.0. (1.00–1.00)

0.960

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.100

Lung V5%

1.01 (0.93–1.10)

0.864

0.96 (0.89–1.05)

0.342

1.13 (0.91–1.41)

0.265

Lung V20%

1.11 (0.92–1.34)

0.261

1.05 (0.86–1.28)

0.653

1.10 (0.70–1.71)

0.685

Mean lung dose

0.68 (0.33–1.41)

0.300

1.21 (0.57–2.55)

0.626

0.43 (0.62–2.98)

0.391

Heart V30%

0.97 (0.92–1.05

0.665

.96 (0.87–1.05)

0.362

1.00 (0.83–1.19)

0.965

Mean heart dose

1.06 (0.91–1.23)

0.488

1.07 (0.88–1.31)

0.483

0.93 (o.64–1.36)

0.709

  1. PTV: Planning target volume; V5, V20, and V30, percentage volumes receiving specific doses of 5, 20 and 30 Gy