Association between Serum Cys C and PTB Cavitation
Table 2
Factors associated with PTB cavitation.
Variable
Wald
OR
95% CI
Gender
-0.621
0.790
0.617
0.432
0.537
0.114–2.530
Hemoptysis
-2.453
0.707
12.033
0.001
0.086
0.021–0.344
AFB (+)
-2.701
0.831
10.572
0.001
0.067
0.013–0.342
BUN
0.127
0.221
0.330
0.566
1.135
0.737–1.749
CR
0.008
0.031
0.061
0.804
1.008
0.949–1.070
Cys C
0.355
0.146
5.912
0.015
1.426
1.071–1.898
Smoking history
Current smoking (1)
0.053
0.649
0.007
0.935
1.054
0.295–3.762
Ex smoking (2)
-1.503
1.208
1.550
0.213
0.222
0.021–2.371
Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to adjust confounding factors and evaluate the factors associated with PTB cavitation. AFB(+): positive result of acid-fasting bacilli staining; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cys C: cystatin C; CI: confidence interval; , statistic significant.
