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. 2007 Nov 1;125(6):315–321. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802007000600003

Table 4. Preoperative clinical conditions associated with the development of pulmonary events during the intraoperative and postoperative periods, according to logistic regression.

Variable Coefficient Standard error Z p Odds ratio (OR) 95% CI (confidence interval)
Constant -3.35144 0.248305 -13.50 0.000
Sex (female) 0.437314 0.129951 3.37 0.001 1.55 [1.20; 2.00]
Age (in decades)
 [40-60] 0.299963 0.160255 1.87 0.061 1.35 [0.99; 1.85]
 [60-70] 0.297074 0.196757 1.51 0.131 1.35 [0.92; 1.98]
 ≥ 70 0.501835 0.197508 2.54 0.011 1.65 [1.12; 2.43]
Smoking habit 0.544807 0.160062 3.40 0.001 1.72 [1.26; 2.36]
COPD 0.626441 0.266214 2.35 0.019 1.87 [1.11; 3.15]

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.