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. 2013 Dec;5(6):745–750. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.11.30

Table 2. Logistic regression analysis of the factors affecting diagnostic yield of EBUS-GS-guided bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions with GGO.

Variable Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
No./total No. [%] P value Odds ratio [95% CI] P value
All 26/40 [65.0]
Lesion size
   <20 mm 13/21 [61.9] 0.75
   ≥20 mm 13/19 [68.4]
Ground glass opacity
   Pure GGO 2/4 [50.0] 0.47
   GGO-dominant lesions 8/14 [57.1]
   Lesions with GGO <50% 16/22 [72.7]
X-ray fluoroscopy
   Visible 14/18 [77.8] 0.18
   Invisible 12/22 [54.5]
Tomosynthesis image
   Visible 26/36 [72.2] 0.01
   Invisible 0/4 [0]
EBUS image
   Visible 19/24 [79.2] 0.04 16.20 [1.65-160.0] 0.017
   Invisible 7/16 [43.8]

Abbreviations: GGO, ground glass opacity; EBUS, endobronchial ultrasonography.