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Table 5 Multivariate Cox’s regression analysis of overall survival

From: Microspheres present comparable efficacy and safety profiles compared with polyvinyl alcohol for bronchial artery embolization treatment in hemoptysis patients

Items

Multivariate Cox’s proportional hazard regression

P value

HR

95% CI

Lower

Higher

Group (microspheres vs. PVA)

0.570

1.533

0.350

6.713

Age (> 60 years)

0.066

7.373

0.878

61.906

Male

0.761

1.324

0.217

8.079

History of smoke

0.912

0.890

0.111

7.128

History of drink

0.609

0.588

0.077

4.494

Etiology (bronchiectasis vs. others)

0.825

0.782

0.088

6.927

Comorbidities (yes vs. no)

0.989

0.990

0.226

4.326

Hemoptysis volume

0.777

0.860

0.304

2.435

Offending vessels

 Bilateral BA

Reference

 Left BA

0.097

4.792

0.754

30.446

 Right BA

0.739

1.459

0.159

13.423

  1. HR hazards ratio, CI confidence interval, PVA polyvinyl alcohol, NTM nontuberculous mycobacterium, BA bronchial artery