Table 3.

Multivariable analysis of risk factors for endobronchial biopsy-induced bleeding

Variables	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
CRP	1.003	0.997–1.009	0.315
Location of lesion
Peripheral bronchi
Central airway	2.211	1.276–3.830	0.005
Histologic types
Adenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma	3.107	1.832–5.271	0.000
SCLC	2.389	1.271–4.489	0.007
Stage
Early
Advanced	1.583	1.065–2.354	0.023

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; SCLC, small-cell lung carcinoma.