Volume 28, Number 6—June 2022
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Cross-Sectional Study of Clinical Predictors of Coccidioidomycosis, Arizona, USA
Table 3
Characteristics of outpatients in univariable and multivariable models in a cross-sectional study of clinical predictors of coccidioidomycosis, Arizona, USA*
Characteristics | Univariable model |
Multivariable model |
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OR (95% CI) | p value | aOR (95% CI) | p value | ||
Symptoms | |||||
Rash | 19.64 (2.34–164.67) | 0.006 | 9.74 (1.03–92.24) | 0.047 | |
Shortness of breath |
0.43 (0.17–1.09) |
0.075 |
0.36 (0.12–1.07) |
0.066 |
|
Laboratory tests | |||||
Procalcitonin, ng/mL | 0.45 (0.21–0.96) | 0.039 | 0.59 (0.25–1.38) | 0.222 | |
Platelet count, × 103/mm3 | 1.73 (0.98–3.07) | 0.060 | 1.70 (0.90–3.22) | 0.100 | |
Eosinophil count, × 103/µL | 2.18 (1.19–4.01) | 0.012 | 1.62 (0.79–3.32) | 0.186 |
*Participants were recruited from among patients in emergency departments and affiliated clinics, including 35 coccidioidomycosis-positive and 64 coccidioidomycosis-negative participants. Bold text indicates statistical significance. aOR, adjusted OR; OR, odds ratio.
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