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. 2017 Mar 27;12(3):e0174240. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174240

Table 3. Results of univariate and multivariate analysis.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Variable OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Representative cavity
Thickness of the thickest cavity wall (mm) 0.96 0.94–0.99 0.002
Thickness of the thinnest cavity wall (mm) 0.95 0.89–1.02 0.190
The ratio of thickness 0.92 0.86–0.99 0.022
Thickening of adjacent pleura 2.5 1.65–3.78 0.001 5.54 2.02–15.2 0.001
Ancillary finding
Satellite tree-in-bud pattern nodules (referent to >6 mm)
<3 mm 4 2.45–6.53 <0.001
3–6 mm 0.62 0.4–0.97 0.037
Margin of tree-in-bud pattern nodules (referent to well-defined)
Ill-defined 4.38 2.73–7.04 <0.001 8 2.1–30.4 0.002
Number of non-cavitary nodules (≥10mm) 0.88 0.79–0.98 0.025 0.72 0.56–0.9 0.015
Bronchiectasis
RUL 5.91 3.12–11.2 <0.001 4.7 1.3–16.4 0.015
RML 5.9 3.02–11.5 <0.001
RLL 5 2.54–9.86 <0.001
LUL 4.1 2.05–8.19 <0.001
Lingular division 5.11 2.5–10.4 <0.001
LLL 2.7 1.31–5.58 0.007
Bronchiectasis involving > 5 lobes 19 2.54–141.9 0.004
Clinical finding
BMI 0.99 0.98–1 0.343
Smoking (reference to current smoker)
Ex-smoker 1.13 0.73–1.74 0.583
Never smoker 1.75 1.19–2.58 0.005 6.52 1.88–22.6 0.003
Previous TB history 3.65 2.13–6.24 <0.001 3.57 1.23–10.4 0.02
Underlying disease
DM 0.3 0.17–0.55 <0.001
Symptom
Cough 1.3 0.98–1.74 0.07
Sputum 1.32 0.96–1.8 0.083
Hemoptysis 2.19 1.21–3.95 0.009
Dyspnea 0.05 0.01–0.39 0.004 0.05 0.003–0.74 0.03

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.