Table 4 Logistic regression analysis for BALF recovery failure in the RM/LL group.

From: Predictors for bronchoalveolar lavage recovery failure in diffuse parenchymal lung disease

 

OR

95% CI

P-value

Univariate

Age, per year

1.03

0.99–1.05

0.09

Men (vs. women)

5.64

2.34–13.6

 < 0.01*

Smoking, current/ex (vs. never)

3.95

1.80–8.65

 < 0.01*

Smoking, per 1 pack-years increase

1.02

1.01–1.03

 < 0.01*

Pulmonary function

FVC, per 100 mL increase

1.03

0.99–1.07

0.08

%FVC, per 1% increase

1.00

0.98–1.02

0.99

FEV1.0, per 100 mL increase

1.02

0.97–1.06

0.50

%FEV1.0, per 1% increase

0.99

0.97–1.01

0.19

FEV1.0/FVC, per 1% increase

0.96

0.93–0.99

 < 0.01*

BAL target site, ML (vs. LL)

0.91

0.40–2.06

0.82

HRCT analysis

Lung volume of BAL side, 100 mL increase

1.08

1.03–1.13

 < 0.01*

%LAA in BAL side, per 1% increase

0.99

0.96–1.02

0.70

Multivariate

Men (vs. women)

3.87

1.44–10.4

 < 0.01*

Smoking, per 1 pack-years increase

1.01

0.99–1.02

0.27

FEV1.0/FVC, per 1% increase

0.97

0.94–0.99

0.04*

Lung volume of BAL side, 100 mL increase

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.42

  1. BAL bronchoalveolar lavage, BALF BAL fluid, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, FVC forced vital capacity, %FVC percent predicted FVC, FEV1.0 forced expiratory volume in one second, %FEV1.0 percent predicted FEV1.0, RM right middle lobe, LL left lingual, LAA low attenuation area.
  2. *P < 0.05.