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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of factors predicting the occurrence of HRCT changes

From: Aluminosis – Detection of an almost forgotten disease with HRCT

Analysis of Maximum Likelihood Estimates

Odds Ratio Estimates

Parameter

DF

Estimate

Standard Error

Wald Chi-Square

Pr>ChiSq

Point Estimate

95% Wald Confidence Limits

Intercept

1

-14.5072

10.9830

1.7447

0.1865

   

Age

1

-0.0571

0.0630

0.8217

0.3647

0.944

0.835

1.069

Time of exposure

1

0.0152

0.00681

4.9905

0.0255

1.015

1.002

1.029

Smoking habits

1

0.4164

1.1040

0.1423

0.7060

1.516

0.174

13.200

Vital capacity

1

-0.0664

0.0371

3.2085

0.0733

0.936

0.870

1.006

FEV1/VC

1

0.2206

0.1231

3.2149

0.0730

1.247

0.980

1.587

Resistance

1

-4.9536

5.8181

0.7249

0.3945

0.007

<0.001

632.518

Al (urine(creat.)

1

0.00768

0.00278

7.6541

0.0057

1.008

1.002

1.013