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. 2010 Jan 7;181(8):832–837. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200906-0959OC

TABLE 3.

UNIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS OF VARIABLES PREDICTING A DIAGNOSIS OF IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS

OR (95% CI) P Value
Age 1.11 (1.06, 1.16) <0.0001
Male sex 1.96 (0.92, 4.19) 0.08
Ever smoker 1.28 (0.58, 2.80) 0.54
HRCT score
 HRCT alveolar score 0.61 (0.43, 0.87) 0.007
 HRCT interstitial score 17.20 (5.41, 54.70) <0.0001
Pulmonary function
 FVC % predicted 0.18 (0.02, 1.59) 0.12
 DLCO % predicted 0.48 (0.04, 6.01) 0.57
6MWT Variables
 Desaturation <88% 0.63 (0.20, 1.93) 0.41
 Distance per 1,000 ft 1.06 (0.35, 3.26) 0.91

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; DlCO = diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; HRCT = high-resolution computed tomography scan of the chest; OR = odds ratio; 6MWT = 6-minute walk test.