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Table 4 Association between asbestos exposure and post-CABG pleural effusion

From: Does previous asbestos exposure increase the risk of a post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) pleural effusion – a routine data study?

Outcome 1: Pleural effusion diagnosis or procedure in 30 days to 1 year after CABG

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Crude model

1.78 (1.37, 2.32)

< 0.001

Adjusted model (age, sex, IMD, CCI, CABG codes)1

1.35 (1.03, 1.76)

0.04

Outcome 2: Pleural effusion procedure in 30 days to 1 year after CABG

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Crude model

2.19 (1.51, 3.17)

< 0.001

Adjusted model (age, sex, IMD, CCI, CABG codes)2

1.66 (1.14, 2.40)

0.01

  1. CABG – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; CCI – Charlson Co-morbidity Index; IMD – Index of Multiple Deprivation; OR – odds ratio; 95% CI – 95% confidence interval
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