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. 2016 Jul 4;13(4):e30929. doi: 10.5812/iranjradiol.30929

Table 3. Risk Factors Affecting Pneumothorax After CT-Guided Percutaneous Core Needle Lung Biopsy: Results of Multivariate Analysis.

Variables P Valuea ORb [95% CIc]
Greater lesion depth < 0.001 1.714 [1.496-1.964]
Presence of emphysema < 0.001 2.954 [1.733-5.037]

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

aP < 0.05 was significant.

bThe lowest OR in the group has the lowest risk ratio of 1.0.

cThe reference group has the lowest risk.