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Table 5 Multivariate analysis to identify the clinical and radiographic predictors of miliary TB

From: Frequency and predictors of miliary tuberculosis in patients with miliary pulmonary nodules in South Korea: A retrospective cohort study

 

Adjusted OR* (95% CI)

P value

Bronchogenic spread of lesion

9.1 (2.1–50.8)

.002

Ground-glass opacity extent >25%

13.3 (2.3–146.1)

.003

Age ≤30

21.2 (2.7–373.2)

.003

History of malignancy

0.1 (0.0–0.7)

.013

Corticosteroid use

20.0 (1.6–2893.8)

.017

HIV infection

19.9 (1.5–2885.3)

.020

  1. *Penalized maximum likelihood
  2. Profile penalized likelihood confidence interval
  3. Penalized likelihood ratio test