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Table 6 Odds ratios for the definitive diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia by biomarkers

From: A high α1-antitrypsin/interleukin-10 ratio predicts bacterial pneumonia in adults with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Sputum volume (absence vs. presence)

10.4

2.2–50.2

0.004

α1-antitrypsin/IL-10 ratio (< 65 vs. ≥ 65)

19.8

4.7–83.2

 < 0.001

  1. CI confidence interval