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Table 4 Prediction of stability at 6 months from administration of anti-fibrotic drugs in multivariate analysis

From: Surfactant protein A as a biomarker of outcomes of anti-fibrotic drug therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

variable

model 1

model 2

model 3 (model 1 + model 2)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Change in SP-A in 3 months (%)

0.88 (0.80–0.97)

< 0.01

–

–

0.89 (0.76–0.98)

< 0.05

Change in SP-D in 3 months (%)

1.10 (0.98–1.05)

0.28

–

–

1.04 (0.99–1.13)

0.09

Change in KL-6 in 3 months (%)

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

0.67

–

–

0.99 (0.92–1.04)

0.71

Change in SP-A in 6 months (%)

–

–

0.90 (0.84–0.97)

< 0.01

0.88 (0.76–0.96)

< 0.01

Change in SP-D in 6 months (%)

–

–

0.98 (0.92–1.03)

0.37

0.98 (0.90–1.04)

0.49

Change in KL-6 in 6 months (%)

–

–

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

0.05

0.96 (0.87–1.03)

0.30

  1. OR odd’s ratio; SP surfactant protein; KL-6 Krebs von den Lungen-6