Table 4 The associations between blood gas/ultrasonic indicators and presentation of symptoms from logistic regression models (N = 551)

From: Clinical symptoms and related risk factors in pulmonary embolism patients and cluster analysis based on these symptoms

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OR (95 CI)

PH

PPO

PPOCD

LAC

PAP

TTVR

Dyspnea

0.02 (0.00–0.47)

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

1.01 (0.97–1.04)

0.93 (0.78–1.11)

1.63 (1.28–2.07)

Tachypnea

0.01 (0.00–0.20)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

1.00 (0.84–1.20)

1.61 (1.27–2.03)

Hemoptysis

0.35 (0.01–16.29)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

0.94 (0.84–1.07)

0.96 (0.73–1.26)

1.25 (0.91–1.70)

Pleuritic pain

0.46 (0.01–38.43)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.90 (0.78–1.04)

1.09 (0.81–1.48)

0.91 (0.61–1.35)

Hydrothorax

0.05 (0.00–0.86)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

0.90 (0.73–1.10)

1.88 (1.48–2.39)

Syncope

0.01 (0.00–0.16)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

0.99 (0.96–1.01)

1.01 (0.98–1.05)

0.87 (0.66–1.15)

0.67 (0.47–0.95)

Hypoxia

0.16 (0.01–2.51)

0.95 (0.94–0.96)

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

1.04 (0.98–1.10)

1.25 (1.04–1.50)

1.13 (0.91–1.40)

Fever

5.91 (0.18–197.85)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.99 (0.95–1.04)

1.01 (0.82–1.25)

0.72 (0.55–0.94)

Cough

0.32 (0.02–5.1)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

1.05 (1.03–1.06)

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

0.92 (0.76–1.10)

1.19 (0.95–1.49)

Edema in lower extremities

0.14 (0.01–2.18)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

0.96 (0.78–1.17)

1.43 (1.13–1.81)

  1. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PPO, arterial oxygen tension; PPOCD, arterial carbon dioxide tension; LAC, lactic acid; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; TTVR, Three tip valve regurgitation.
  2. Age and sex were adjusted in the models.
  3. Bold: p < 0.05.