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. 2017 Feb 8;23(2):83–90. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.16-00219

Table 3. Linear regression analysis for chest drainage.

Chest tube drainage in the first 24 h/weight Simple linear regression Multiple linear regression

B p 95% CI B P 95% CI


Lower Upper Lower Upper

BMI group                
 BMI <24 kg/m2 5.157 <0.001 4.102 6.212 4.840 <0.001 3.696 5.989
 24≤ BMI <28 kg/m2 1.987 <0.001 1.002 2.972 1.682 0.002 0.644 2.720
 BMI ≥28 kg/m2*                
Age 0.092 <0.001 0.051 0.134 0.089 <0.001 0.056 0.123
Diabetes mellitus 1.221 0.004 0.402 2.040        
Hyperlipidemia 1.436 <0.001 0.669 2.202        
Hypertension 0.797 0.048 0.005 1.589        
Atrial fibrillation −1.602 0.059 −3.267 0.064        
Glucose <0.001 0.214 <0.001 0.001        
RBC −0.890 0.021 −1.645 −0.134        
Hb −0.022 0.069 −0.046 0.002        
PLT −0.008 0.013 −0.014 0.002        
Hematocrit −0.046 0.241 −0.124 0.031        

*BMI ≥28 kg/m2 as the control group; R2 = 0.784. RBC: red blood cell; Hb: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval