| VBNA | XRFA | P- value | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 50/65 (76.9) | 55/64 (85.9) | 0.258 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
 Forceps | 48/65 (73.8) | 54/64 (84.4) | 0.142 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
 Brush | 40/65 (61.5) | 47/64 (73.4) | 0.149 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
Lesion size | ||||||
  ≤ 50 mm | 36/49 (73.5) | 46/55 (83.6) | 0.236 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
  > 50 mm | 14/16 (87.5) | 9/9 (100) | 0.400 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Lobe | ||||||
 Right upper | 15/19 (78.9) | 13/14 (92.9) | 0.278 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 35.1 |
 Right middle | 4/5 (80.0) | 2/2 (100) | 0.714 | N/A |  |  |
 Right lower | 12/13 (92.3) | 14/19 (73.7) | 0.197 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 2.3 |
 Left upper | 14/21 (66.7) | 15/17 (88.2) | 0.120 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 21.2 |
 Left lower | 5/7 (71.4) | 11/12 (91.7) | 0.296 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 60.6 |
Frontal X-ray film | ||||||
 Invisible | 1/2 (50.0) | 3/3 (100) | 0.400 | N/A |  |  |
 Visible | 49/63 (77.8) | 52/61 (85.2) | 0.357 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
Bronchus sign | ||||||
 Absent | 0/0 (0) | 3/3 (100) | N/A | N/A |  |  |
 Present | 50/65 (76.9) | 52/61 (85.2) | 0.263 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
Location | ||||||
 Central | 5/7 (71.4) | 3/4 (75.0) | 0.721 | 1.2 | 0.07 | 19.6 |
 Intermediate | 8/11 (72.7) | 15/17 (88.2) | 0.290 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 20.5 |
 Peripheral | 37/47 (78.7) | 37/43 (86.0) | 0.418 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
EBUS | ||||||
 Visualized | 50/62 (80.6) | 55/62 (88.7) | 0.319 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
 Not visualized | 0/3 (0) | 0/2 (0) |  |  |  |  |
Final diagnosis | ||||||
 Primary lung cancer | 43/56 (76.8) | 53/60 (88.3) | 0.140 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
 Metastatic lung tumor | 2/3 (66.7) | 1/2 (50.0) | 0.700 | 0.5 | 0.01 | 19.6 |
 Benign | 5/6 (83.3) | 1/2 (50.0) | 0.464 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 6.6 |