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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis showing association between radiographic ILA and ILD patterns and pathologic findings in the cohort (N = 352)

From: Interstitial lung abnormalities and interstitial lung diseases associated with cigarette smoking in a rural cohort undergoing surgical resection

 

Model consisted of path findings (any fibrosis, PBM, RB, DIP, OP, anthracosis)

Odds ratio

95% CI

p value

Individual radiographic ILA findings (N = 124, 35.2%)

    

 1. Centrilobular GGO (n = 28)

PBM

3.98

1.08–14.60

0.037

 2. Subpleural reticulation (n = 53)

None significant

   

 3. Mixed 1 + 2 (n = 26)

Any fibrosis

2.98

1.16–7.63

0.022

 4. Non-emphysematous cysts (n = 28)

DIP

3.55

0.86–14.57

0.078*

Radiographic ILD patterns only (N = 62, 17.6%)

a. Any fibrosis

2.48

1.24–4.98

0.010

 

b. PBM

2.56

1.05–6.22

0.038

 

c. RB

2.14

1.01–4.54

0.046

  1. (*) indicates trend towards significance
  2. DIP desquamative interstitial pneumonia, GGO ground glass opacity, ILA interstitial lung abnormalities, ILD interstitial lung disease, OP organizing pneumonia, PBM peribronchiolar metaplasia, RB respiratory bronchiolitis, RB-ILD respiratory bronchiolitis–interstitial lung disease
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