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Table 3 Association with the presence of any incidental CT findings and pulmonary nodules among 260 incident hemodialysis study participants

From: Incidental findings on cardiac computed tomography in incident hemodialysis patients: the predictors of arrhythmic and cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease (PACE) study

  

Univariate model

Multivariate model*

Outcomes

Variables

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Any incidental CT findings

Male

1.24 (0.56, 2.03)

0.40

1.12 (0.65, 1.90)

0.71

 

Age ≥ 65 years

2.81 (1.47, 5.38)

0.002

2.55 (1.30, 4.99)

0.006

 

BMI** ≥ 30 kg/m2

0.50 (0.30, 0.84)

0.009

0.53 (0.30, 0.92)

0.024

 

Prevalent CVD***

2.24 (1.35, 3.72)

0.002

2.00 (1.19, 3.40)

0.009

 

Ever smoking

1.29 (0.78, 2.12)

0.32

1.09 (0.64, 1.85)

0.76

 

Chronic pulmonary disease

0.80 (0.43, 1.46)

0.46

0.87 (0.44, 1.72)

0.69

 

History of cancer

0.78 (0.24, 2.50)

0.68

0.39 (0.10, 1.47)

0.17

Pulmonary Nodule

Male

0.89 (0.50, 1.58)

0.69

0.96 (0.50, 1.82)

0.89

 

Age ≥ 65 years

4.94 (2.62, 9.31)

<0.001

4.80 (2.51, 9.18)

<0.001

 

BMI** ≥ 30 kg/m2

1.16 (0.64, 2.10)

0.63

1.28 (0.65, 2.48)

0.48

 

Prevalent CVD***

1.77 (1.00, 3.15)

0.05

1.42 (0.77, 2.62)

0.26

 

Ever smoking

1.53 (0.85, 2.78)

0.16

1.50 (0.79, 2.86)

0.22

 

Chronic pulmonary disease

1.48 (0.75, 2.89)

0.26

1.55 (0.73, 3.29)

0.26

 

History of cancer

0.61 (0.13, 2.85)

0.53

0.21 (0.04, 1.06)

0.06

  1. *Multivariate model adjusted for gender, age, BMI, smoking status, chronic pulmonary disease, history of cancer and prevalent CVD.
  2. **BMI: body mass index.
  3. ***CVD: cardiovascular disease.
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