Table 2 Predictive factors for distinguishing gastric gists from leiomyomas

Sex

 Male

99 (36.94)

35 (26.51)

1[Reference]

1[Reference]

 Female

169 (63.06)

97 (73.48)

0.62(0.39–0.96)

0.039^b)

0.75(0.44–1.28)

0.288

Age (year)

 ≤ 55

94

89

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

 >55

174

43

3.83(2.46–5.96)

<0.001^b)

3.05(1.86-5.00)

<0.001^b)

Lesion location

 Upper third of stomach

161 (60.07)

61 (46.21)

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

 Middle third of stomach

100 (37.31)

70 (53.03)

0.54(0.35–0.83)

0.005^b)

0.58(0.36–0.96)

0.033^b)

 Lower third of stomach

7 (2.61)

1 (0.76)

2.65(0.32–22.01)

0.366

1.57(1.15–16.19)

0.710

Lesion size (cm)

 <2.0

208(77.61)

122(92.42)

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

 ≥2.0

60(22.39)

10(7.58)

3.52(1.74–7.13)

<0.001^b)

3.45(1.51–7.88)

0.003^b)

Originating layer

 Deep mucosa

2 (0.75)

1 (0.76)

1 [Reference]

 Muscularis mucosa

1 (0.37)

2 (1.52)

0.25(0.01–7.45)

0.423

 Submucosa

12 (4.48)

4 (3.03)

1.50(0.11–21.31)

0.765

 Muscularis propria

253 (94.40)

125 (94.70)

1.01(0.09–11.27)

0.992

Echogenicity

 Non-hypoechoic

8 (2.99)

0

1 [Reference]

 Hypo-echoic

260 (97.01)

132 (100.00)

0.00(0.00–0.00)

0.999

Echo heterogeneity

 Homogeneous

175 (68.09) ^c)

119 (98.35) ^c)

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

 Inhomogeneous

82 (31.90)

2 (1.65)

27.88(6.73-115.56)

<0.001^b)

20.77(4.93–87.52)

<0.001^b)