Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariable models to demonstrate the association between high fibrocytes and abnormal FEV1 and FVC

VariableOdds ratio (95% CI)χ2P
FEV1    
 Univariate    
  Fibrocytes 4.408 (1.441-13.484) 6.763 .009 
  Age 0.960 (0.908-1.016) 2.015 .156 
  Transfusion in last 120 d 4.278 (1.209-15.134) 5.083 .024 
  Hemoglobin 0.715 (0.496-1.030) 3.242 .072 
  WBC 1.142 (0.980-1.332) 2.880 .090 
  No. of hospitalizations 1.042 (0.949-1.144) 0.750 .386 
  Smoking history 0.970 (0.332-2.833) 0.032 .955 
  Fetal hemoglobin 0.990 (0.924-1.060) 0.082 .775 
  Sex 1.412 (0.478-4.168) 0.390 .532 
  Asthma 1.747 (0.597-5.114) 1.037 .309 
Multivariable    
  Fibrocytes 4.462 (1.385-14.376) 6.276 .012 
  Transfusion in last 120 d 4.352 (1.125-16.837) 4.537 .033 
FVC 
Univariate    
  Fibrocytes 5.573 (1.655-18.771) 7.688 .006 
  Age 0.942 (0.882-1.006) 3.212 .073 
  Hemoglobin 0.713 (0.484-1.051) 2.927 .087 
  WBC 1.128 (0.967-1.317) 2.344 .126 
  No. of hospitalizations 0.977 (0.873-1.093) 0.169 .684 
  Fetal hemoglobin 1.016 (0.947-1.091) 0.204 .652 
  Smoking 0.530 (0.161-1.742) 1.093 .296 
  Transfusion in last 120 d 2.557 (0.699-9.357) 2.011 .156 
  Asthma 1.392 (0.447-4.335) 0.325 .568 
Multivariable    
  Fibrocytes 5.573 (1.655-18.771) 7.688 .006 
VariableOdds ratio (95% CI)χ2P
FEV1    
 Univariate    
  Fibrocytes 4.408 (1.441-13.484) 6.763 .009 
  Age 0.960 (0.908-1.016) 2.015 .156 
  Transfusion in last 120 d 4.278 (1.209-15.134) 5.083 .024 
  Hemoglobin 0.715 (0.496-1.030) 3.242 .072 
  WBC 1.142 (0.980-1.332) 2.880 .090 
  No. of hospitalizations 1.042 (0.949-1.144) 0.750 .386 
  Smoking history 0.970 (0.332-2.833) 0.032 .955 
  Fetal hemoglobin 0.990 (0.924-1.060) 0.082 .775 
  Sex 1.412 (0.478-4.168) 0.390 .532 
  Asthma 1.747 (0.597-5.114) 1.037 .309 
Multivariable    
  Fibrocytes 4.462 (1.385-14.376) 6.276 .012 
  Transfusion in last 120 d 4.352 (1.125-16.837) 4.537 .033 
FVC 
Univariate    
  Fibrocytes 5.573 (1.655-18.771) 7.688 .006 
  Age 0.942 (0.882-1.006) 3.212 .073 
  Hemoglobin 0.713 (0.484-1.051) 2.927 .087 
  WBC 1.128 (0.967-1.317) 2.344 .126 
  No. of hospitalizations 0.977 (0.873-1.093) 0.169 .684 
  Fetal hemoglobin 1.016 (0.947-1.091) 0.204 .652 
  Smoking 0.530 (0.161-1.742) 1.093 .296 
  Transfusion in last 120 d 2.557 (0.699-9.357) 2.011 .156 
  Asthma 1.392 (0.447-4.335) 0.325 .568 
Multivariable    
  Fibrocytes 5.573 (1.655-18.771) 7.688 .006 

High fibrocytes are defined as >1 500 000 cells/mL; abnormal FEV1 and FVC, <5% LLN. The variables in the univariate section for each outcome were chosen by using the information from the tree and requiring an importance of at least 20% in the tree (see supplemental Figure 1A-B).

Bold indicates significance (P < .05).

Abbreviations are explained in Tables 1 and 2.

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