Efficacy of three sputum specimens for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of independent associations with diagnosis using 3 sputum specimens

Variable	Univariate logistic regression			Multivariate logistic regression
Variable	OR	95% CI	p value	OR	95% CI	p value
BMI	0.83	0.70–0.99	0.039	0.76	0.59–0.99	0.039
Cavitary lesion	2.75	1.05–7.16	0.039	3.41	0.96–12.07	0.057
Chest CT score	1.17	1.05–1.31	0.004	1.22	1.04–1.44	0.018
Cough score in CAT score	1.52	1.06–2.16	0.021	1.11	0.71–1.74	0.646

BMI Body Mass Index, CAT COPD assessment test, MAC Mycobacterium avium complex; P values < 0.05 were shown in boldface

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