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. 2018 Jun 19;81(4):339–346. doi: 10.4046/trd.2017.0121

Table 5. Logistic regression analysis of clinicopathological parameters for the prediction of false-positive patients with lung cancer.

Variable Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age, yr
 <65 1.00 0.005 1.00 0.022
 ≥65 2.49 (1.31–4.73) 2.21 (1.12–4.36)
Histology
 Adenocarcinoma vs. squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and others 0.82 (0.45–1.48) 0.501 - -
 Squamous cell carcinoma vs. adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and others 2.93 (1.57–5.47) 0.001 2.84 (1.48–5.43) 0.002
 Large cell carcinoma vs. adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and others 0.81 (0.09–7.41) 0.853 - -
 Small cell carcinoma vs. adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and others 0.21 (0.07–0.62) 0.004 0.18 (0.06–0.55) 0.003
 Others vs. adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma 1.65 (0.30–9.26) 0.568 - -
Anthracosis or anthracofibrosis
 Absence 1.00 0.310 - -
 Presence 1.70 (0.61–4.76) -
Pneumoconiosis
 Absence 1.00 0.018 1.00 0.020
 Presence 5.85 (1.35–25.27) 6.33 (1.34–29.96)
Old and active tuberculosis
 Absence 1.00 0.598 - -
 Presence 0.82 (0.39–1.72) -
ILD
 Absence 1.00 0.661 - -
 Presence 1.25 (0.46–3.35) -
Pneumonia -
 Absence 1.00 0.929 - -
 Presence 1.04 (0.42–2.58) -

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ILD: interstitial lung disease.