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. 2022 Apr 27;22:163. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01960-w

Table 4.

Adjusted comparisons for quantitative imaging parameters of emphysema and airway wall thickening (n = 127)

Adjusted#
Difference in means 95% confidence interval p-value
LAA%-950 (%)
 Deployer vs control 2.95 0.18, 5.71 0.04
 Definite vs control 1.80 − 1.34, 4.95 0.49+
 Possible vs control 3.67 0.75, 6.58 0.04+
 Definite vs possible − 1.86 − 4.35, 0.62 0.30+
Pi10 (mm)
 Deployer vs control 0.19 − 0.03, 0.41 0.09
 Definite vs control 0.23 − 0.03, 0.48 0.18+
 Possible vs control 0.17 − 0.07, 0.40 0.34+
 Definite vs possible 0.06 − 0.14, 0.26 0.82+

Bold values are statistically significant

#All measures were adjusted for sex, age, smoking pack-years, and body mass index. LAA%-950, Pi10, and LAA%-856 are also adjusted for total lung volume (inspiratory or expiratory as appropriate)

+Tukey p-value for multiple comparisons adjustment