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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of favorable factors for postoperative prognosis in patients with moderate to severe AFL

From: Prognostic and functional impact of perioperative LAMA/LABA inhaled therapy in patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Clinicopathologic variable

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

RR

95%CI

p value

RR

95%CI

p value

A. Analysis of favorable factors for overall survival

Age (< 75 year)

0.88

0.29–2.25

0.798

Histology:

  

0.083

 Squamous cell carcinoma

1.00

Reference

 

 Adenocarcinoma

0.47

0.18–1.14

0.094

 Other

0.18

0.01–1.01

0.051

Lymph node metastasis (absent)

0.61

0.26–1.55

0.290

Pathologic stage:

  

0.027

  

0.106

 I

1.00

Reference

 

1.00

Reference

 

 II

2.96

0.99–8.25

0.052

2.14

0.70–6.16

0.176

 III

3.66

1.20–10.49

0.024

3.11

1.00–9.13

0.107

Bronchodilator

  

0.010

  

0.048

 LAMA/LABA

1.00

Reference

 

1.00

Reference

 

 LAMA or No-BD

4.16

1.37–11.1

 

3.21

1.01–14.20

 

B. Analysis of favorable factors for disease-free survival

Age (< 75 year)

0.59

0.69–5.12

0.266

Histology:

  

0.038

  

0.350

 Squamous cell carcinoma

1.00

Reference

 

1.00

Reference

 

 Adenocarcinoma

0.42

0.17–0.96

0.040

0.68

0.23–2.05

0.311

 Other

0.16

0.01–0.90

0.035

0.23

0.01–1.59

0.148

Lymph node metastasis (absent)

0.49

0.22–1.13

0.091

Pathologic stage

  

0.007

  

0.233

 I

1.00

Reference

 

1.00

Reference

 

 II

3.21

1.18–8.17

0.024

1.35

0.39–4.90

0.635

 III

4.13

1.47–11.0

0.009

2.70

0.83–8.37

0.278

Bronchodilator

  

0.003

  

0.018

 LAMA/LABA

1.00

Reference

 

1.00

Reference

 

 LAMA or No-BD

3.90

1.55–11.8

 

3.29

1.22–10.43

0.120

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LAMA long-acting muscarinic antagonists; LABA long-acting β2-agonists; BD bronchodilator; RR relative risk; CI confidence interval