Table 5

- Factors influencing serum CA-125 levels in elderly patients.

FactorsβSEWald χ2P-valueOR95% CI for OR
LowerUpper
PTB1.0110.194926.925<0.0012.7491.8764.027
Hypoproteinemia0.4180.15806.9970.0081.5191.1142.070
Serous effusion1.9970.1634149.340<0.0017.3645.34610.143
Pulmonary malignancy0.7910.190517.244<0.0012.2061.5183.204
Respiratory failure1.1680.220628.028<0.0013.2162.0874.956
Cor pulmonale1.0950.43206.4280.0112.9901.2826.973

PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis, β: regression coefficient, SE: standard error;, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval