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. 2021 May 21;21:174. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01537-z

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of favorable factors for postoperative prognosis in patients with moderate to severe AFL

Clinicopathologic variable Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
RR 95%CI p value RR 95%CI p value
A. Analysis of favorable factors for overall survival
Age (<75year) 0.88 0.292.25 0.798
Histology: 0.083
Squamous cell carcinoma 1.00 Reference
Adenocarcinoma 0.47 0.181.14 0.094
Other 0.18 0.011.01 0.051
Lymph node metastasis (absent) 0.61 0.261.55 0.290
Pathologic stage: 0.027 0.106
I 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
II 2.96 0.998.25 0.052 2.14 0.706.16 0.176
III 3.66 1.2010.49 0.024 3.11 1.009.13 0.107
Bronchodilator 0.010 0.048
LAMA/LABA 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
LAMA or No-BD 4.16 1.3711.1 3.21 1.0114.20
B. Analysis of favorable factors for disease-free survival
Age (<75year) 0.59 0.695.12 0.266
Histology: 0.038 0.350
Squamous cell carcinoma 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
Adenocarcinoma 0.42 0.170.96 0.040 0.68 0.232.05 0.311
Other 0.16 0.010.90 0.035 0.23 0.011.59 0.148
Lymph node metastasis (absent) 0.49 0.221.13 0.091
Pathologic stage 0.007 0.233
I 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
II 3.21 1.188.17 0.024 1.35 0.394.90 0.635
III 4.13 1.4711.0 0.009 2.70 0.838.37 0.278
Bronchodilator 0.003 0.018
LAMA/LABA 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
LAMA or No-BD 3.90 1.5511.8 3.29 1.2210.43 0.120

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LAMA long-acting muscarinic antagonists; LABA long-acting 2-agonists; BD bronchodilator; RR relative risk; CI confidence interval