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Table 2 Predicting factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

From: Circulating serotonin levels in COPD patients: a pilot study

Factor

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Crude OR

95%CI

p-value

OR

95%CI

p-value

Age

1.035

0.967–1.109

0.749

0.998

0.917–1.088

0.978

Gender

1.000

0.368–2.720

0.061

1.567

0.341–7.203

0.563

BMI

1.076

0.953–1.216

0.692

1.108

0.942–1.303

0.217

Smoking status

1.404

0.551–3.581

1.000

0.516

0.144–1.854

0.319

PSH

0.427

0.258–0.705

0.0001

0.289

0.144–0.580

0.0005

TBARS

1.816

1.053–3.131

0.02

2.947

1.322–6.570

0.008

Serotonin

7.294

1.296–41.05

0.003

21.92

2.02–237.83

0.011

  1. BMI body mass index, PSH protein sulfhydryl groups, TBARS thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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