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Multivariate analysis to identify the clinical and radiographic predictors of miliary TB |
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| Adjusted OR* (95% CI†) |
P value‡ |
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| 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 |
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*Penalized maximum likelihood †Profile penalized likelihood confidence interval ‡Penalized likelihood ratio test | ||
Jin et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:160 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-160 |
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