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Table 4: Symptoms associated with pleural effusion in patients with lung cancer. |
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Symptoms |
With pleural effusion N = 228 n (%) |
Without pleural effusion N= 280 n (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
p |
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Cough Dyspnea Hemoptysis Chest pain Fever Fatigue Weight loss Dysphonia Dysphagia Oxygen saturation < 88% |
200 (87.7) 192 (84.2) 37 (16.2) 135 (59.2) 37 (16.2) 54 (23.7) 162 (71) 15 (6.6) 8 (3.51) 88 (38.6) |
248 (88.6) 190 (67.9) 76 (27.1) 119 (42.5) 41 (14.6) 46 (16.4) 195 (69.6) 12 (4.3) 13 (4.6) 80 (28.6) |
0.92 (0.54-1.58) 2.53 (1.63-3.90) 0.52 (0.33-0.81) 1.96 (1.38-2.80) 1.13 (0.70-1.83) 1.58 (1.01-2.4) 1.07 (0.73-1.57) 1.57 (0.72-3.43) 0.75 (0.30-1.83) 1.57 (1.08-2.28) |
0.767 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.622 0.042 0.730 0.255 0.524 0.017 |
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Dyspnea, chest pain and oxygen saturation < 88% combined |
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None of the 3 At least 1 of the 3 At least 2 of the 3 3 of the 3 |
13 (5.7) 64 (28.1) 102 (47.7) 49 (21.5) |
36 (12.9) 117 (41.8) 109 (38.9) 18 (6.4) |
Referencia 1.5 (0.75-3.06) 2.59 (1.30-5.16) 7.54 (3.28-17.34) |
0.247 0.007 0.000 |