Multivariate analysis
Characteristic | Univariate | Multivariate 1 (adjusted for demographics – age, sex, WHO FC) | Multivariate 2 (adjusted for demographics and mPAP) | Multivariate 3 (adjusted for demographics, mPAP and DLCO) | ||||||||
HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Full cohort (n=660) | ||||||||||||
CT – centrilobular ground-glass (CGG) | 0.29 | 0.17–0.50 | <0.001 | 0.50 | 0.28–0.89 | 0.010 | 0.48 | 0.26–0.86 | 0.007 | 0.76 | 0.39–1.47 | 0.4 |
CT – ground-glass opacification (GGO) | 0.53 | 0.38–0.74 | <0.001 | 0.82 | 0.58–1.16 | 0.2 | 0.84 | 0.60–1.19 | 0.3 | 0.80 | 0.54–1.18 | 0.2 |
CT – honeycombing | 2.79 | 1.57–4.99 | <0.001 | 1.73 | 0.97–3.11 | 0.087 | 1.74 | 0.97–3.12 | 0.086 | 1.10 | 0.54–2.24 | 0.8 |
CT – emphysema | 2.09 | 1.71–2.56 | <0.001 | 1.48 | 1.21–1.83 | <0.001 | 1.52 | 1.23–1.88 | <0.001 | 1.13 | 0.89–1.44 | 0.3 |
CT – fibrosis | 2.38 | 1.94–2.91 | <0.001 | 1.75 | 1.42–2.15 | <0.001 | 1.77 | 1.43–2.18 | <0.001 | 1.37 | 1.09–1.73 | 0.008 |
IPAH (n=335) | ||||||||||||
CT – centrilobular ground-glass (CGG) | 0.44 | 0.25–0.78 | 0.005 | 0.79 | 0.43–1.45 | 0.4 | 0.80 | 0.43–1.48 | 0.5 | 0.92 | 0.47–1.82 | 0.8 |
CT – ground-glass opacification (GGO) | 0.52 | 0.32–0.86 | 0.010 | 0.88 | 0.52–1.47 | 0.6 | 0.91 | 0.54–1.52 | 0.7 | 0.96 | 0.55–1.69 | 0.9 |
CT – honeycombing | 3.72 | 1.37–10.1 | 0.010 | 1.69 | 0.61–4.65 | 0.3 | 1.68 | 0.61–4.62 | 0.4 | 1.35 | 0.49–3.74 | 0.6 |
CT – emphysema | 2.74 | 1.96–3.81 | <0.001 | 1.72 | 1.22–2.42 | 0.002 | 1.76 | 1.24–2.49 | 0.002 | 1.26 | 0.85–1.86 | 0.2 |
CT – fibrosis | 2.48 | 1.76–3.50 | <0.001 | 1.42 | 0.99–2.02 | 0.060 | 1.44 | 1.00–2.07 | 0.056 | 1.23 | 0.84–1.81 | 0.3 |
PH-CLD (n= 325) | ||||||||||||
CT – honeycombing | 2.11 | 1.04–4.30 | 0.039 | 1.80 | 0.88–3.67 | 0.14 | 2.02 | 0.99–4.14 | 0.081 | 1.06 | 0.39–2.91 | >0.9 |
CT – fibrosis | 1.83 | 1.42–2.35 | <0.001 | 1.73 | 1.34–2.24 | <0.001 | 1.63 | 1.26–2.10 | <0.001 | 1.46 | 1.09–1.96 | 0.011 |
Bold text: meets statistical significance. WHO FC: World Health Organization functional class; mPAP: mean pulmonary arterial pressure; DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; CT: computed tomography; IPAH: idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; PH-CLD: pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic lung disease.