TABLE 3

Multivariate analysis

CharacteristicUnivariateMultivariate 1 (adjusted for demographics – age, sex, WHO FC)Multivariate 2 (adjusted for demographics and mPAP)Multivariate 3 (adjusted for demographics, mPAP and DLCO)
HR95% CIp-valueHR95% CIp-valueHR95% CIp-valueHR95% CIp-value
Full cohort (n=660)
 CT – centrilobular ground-glass (CGG)0.290.17–0.50<0.0010.500.28–0.890.0100.480.26–0.860.0070.760.39–1.470.4
 CT – ground-glass opacification (GGO)0.530.38–0.74<0.0010.820.58–1.160.20.840.60–1.190.30.800.54–1.180.2
 CT – honeycombing2.791.57–4.99<0.0011.730.97–3.110.0871.740.97–3.120.0861.100.54–2.240.8
 CT – emphysema2.091.71–2.56<0.0011.481.21–1.83<0.0011.521.23–1.88<0.0011.130.89–1.440.3
 CT – fibrosis2.381.94–2.91<0.0011.751.42–2.15<0.0011.771.43–2.18<0.0011.371.09–1.730.008
IPAH (n=335)
 CT – centrilobular ground-glass (CGG)0.440.25–0.780.0050.790.43–1.450.40.800.43–1.480.50.920.47–1.820.8
 CT – ground-glass opacification (GGO)0.520.32–0.860.0100.880.52–1.470.60.910.54–1.520.70.960.55–1.690.9
 CT – honeycombing3.721.37–10.10.0101.690.61–4.650.31.680.61–4.620.41.350.49–3.740.6
 CT – emphysema2.741.96–3.81<0.0011.721.22–2.420.0021.761.24–2.490.0021.260.85–1.860.2
 CT – fibrosis2.481.76–3.50<0.0011.420.99–2.020.0601.441.00–2.070.0561.230.84–1.810.3
PH-CLD (n= 325)
 CT – honeycombing2.111.04–4.300.0391.800.88–3.670.142.020.99–4.140.0811.060.39–2.91>0.9
 CT – fibrosis1.831.42–2.35<0.0011.731.34–2.24<0.0011.631.26–2.10<0.0011.461.09–1.960.011

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.