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Table 4 Multivariate analysis: complementary factors affecting diagnostic yield of CTPA

From: Diagnostic yield of CT thorax angiography in patients suspected of pulmonary embolism: independent predictors and protocol adherence

Factor

OR

95 % CI

p value

Sex

0.705

0.509–0.978

0.036

Age

1.013

1.003–1.024

0.014

Atelectasis/consolidate on CTPA

0.616

0.394–0.964

0.034

Interstitial abnormalities on CTPA

0.360

0.204–0.633

<0.0001

Intrapulmonary mass on CTPA

0.480

0.247–0.931

0.030

  1. Significant factors are shown with an odds ratio and a 95 % confidence interval
  2. CTPA computed tomography scan of the pulmonary arteries (CTPA), OR odds ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval
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