Table 3 Estimated GEE regression coefficients and relative 95% confidence interval based on analysis of response profiles of the R/G ratio level data at baseline, POD7, POD14, POD21, POD28, POD45, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after LuTx.

From: Usefulness of autofluorescence bronchoscopy in early diagnosis of airway complications after lung transplantation

Variable

Estimate

Standard error

95%CI

p value

Intercept

1.74

0.19

1.36 2.11

< 0.001

R/G baseline

1.17

0.07

0.04 0.31

0.114

POD7

0.10

0.08

− 0.03 0.16

0.168

POD 14

− 0.25

0.07

− 0.38 − 0.11

< 0.001

POD 21

− 0.29

0.07

− 0.43 − 0.15

< 0.001

POD 28

− 0.40

0.08

− 0.55 − 0.26

< 0.001

POD 45

− 0.56

0.07

− 0.69 − 0.43

< 0.001

POD 90

− 0.59

0.06

− 0.71 − 0.47

< 0.001

POD 160

− 0.72

0.06

− 0.84 − 0.60

< 0.001

POD 360

− 0.91

0.06

− 1.04 − 0.79

< 0.001

Group

0.1

0.11

− 0.03 0.25

0.334

Group × POD 7

0.16

0.13

− 0.05 0.26

0.221

Group × POD 14

0.14

0.11

− 0.09 0.36

0.223

Group × POD 21

0.12

0.15

− 0.18 0.41

0.441

Group × POD 28

0.00

0.13

− 0.25 0.26

0.980

Group × POD 45

0.32

0.14

0.04 0.60

0.024

Group × POD 90

0.26

0.13

0.01 0.51

0.039

Group × POD 160

0.31

0.14

0.04 0.58

0.027

Group × POD 360

0.35

0.13

0.09 0.60

0.008

Diabetes

− 0.27

0.05

− 0.38 − 0.16

< 0.001

CAD

− 0.42

0.06

− 0.54 − 0.31

< 0.001

Age (recipient)

0.00

0.01

− 0.01 0.01

0.427

Age (donor)

− 0.01

0.01

− 0.02 − 0.01

< 0.001

Gender (recipient)

0.26

0.08

0.09 0.42

0.002

Gender (donor)

− 0.23

0.06

− 0.35 − 0.12

< 0.001

CRP t0

0.28

0.06

0.16 0.41

< 0.001

OTO

0.08

0.02

0.05 0.12

< 0.001

EVLP

0.02

0.10

− 0.18 0.21

0.876

ECMO pre

0.49

0.21

0.08 0.88

0.018

ECMO intra

− 0.80

0.17

− 11.14 − 0.47

< 0.001

ECMO post

0.08

0.09

− 0.10 0.27

0.379

Scale parameter

0.039

0.001

  
  1. CAD coronary artery disease, CI confidence interval, CRP C reactive protein, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, EVLP ex-vivo lung perfusion, GEE generalized estimating equations, LuTx lung transplantation, OTO Oto score, POD post-operative day, R/G red/green ratio.