Table 3. Results of univariate and multivariate analysis.
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||||
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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.