Diagnostic value and safety of medical thoracoscopy for pleural effusion of different causes

Table 6 Multivariate analyses of the malignant and tuberculous groups

Variable	β	SE	P value	OR	95%CI
					Lower	Upper
Age in yr	-0.042	0.037	0.259	0.959	0.892	1.031
Hospital stay in d	-0.032	0.125	0.800	0.969	0.758	1.238
Personal tumor	-1.223	1.865	0.512	0.294	0.008	11.385
T-SPOT	-2.259	1.467	0.124	0.105	0.006	1.854
ESR	0.007	0.032	0.814	1.008	0.946	1.072
Effusion ADA	0.212	0.109	0.052	1.236	0.998	1.530
Effusion appearance	-6.710	2.613	0.010	0.001	0.000	0.204
CEA	-1.413	0.559	0.011	0.243	0.081	0.728
PROGPR	-0.097	0.051	0.060	0.908	0.821	1.004
CYFRA	-0.064	0.038	0.091	0.938	0.870	1.010
Nucleated cell	0.001	0.000	0.263	1.001	1.000	1.002
Mononucleated cell	-0.001	0.001	0.354	0.999	0.998	1.001
Single or multiple nodules	2.143	2.008	0.286	8.526	0.167	436.395
Miliary nodules	-1.982	2.936	0.500	0.138	0.000	43.469
Chest tightness	5.356	2.817	0.057	211.770	0.848	52896.349

ADA: Adenosine deaminase; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CYFRA: Cytokeratin fragment; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; OR: Odds ratio; PROGPR: Pro gastrin releasing peptide; T-SPOT: T lymphocyte spot test.