Table 4

Multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis for the occurrence of drug-induced interstitial lung disease

CharacteristicsOR95% CIP value
Barthel index
 95–100Reference
 0–900.930.78 to 1.090.352
Brinkman index
 0–199Reference
 200–5991.641.31 to 2.05<0.001
 ≥6002.542.17 to 2.98<0.001
Body mass index
 <18.501.651.38 to 1.96<0.001
 18.50–24.99Reference
 ≥25.001.180.93 to 1.480.169
Charlson Comorbidity Index
 0–2Reference
 3–51.010.77 to 1.320.955
 ≥62.392.00 to 2.86<0.001
Lung cancer2.381.81 to 3.12<0.001
Other cancer (other than lung cancer)1.771.43 to 2.20<0.001
ICU admission within 2 days of hospitalisation0.680.46 to 1.020.063
Mechanical ventilation within 2 days of hospitalisation1.771.22 to 2.470.002
Drug category with potential risk
 Anticoagulants2.580.76 to 8.810.130
 Statins0.530.37 to 0.75<0.001
 Class III antiarrhythmic drugs7.013.86 to 12.73<0.001
 NSAIDs1.901.56 to 2.31<0.001
 Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim2.541.04 to 6.240.042
 Quinolones3.102.41 to 3.99<0.001
 Tetracyclines1.600.97 to 2.660.067
 Beta-lactams1.541.29 to 1.84<0.001
 EGFR inhibitors16.849.32 to 30.41<0.001
 Anthracyclines1.890.68 to 5.230.223
  • Drug categories with potential risk of drug-induced interstitial lung disease with significant associations in the univariate analysis were included.

  • EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; ICU, intensive care unit; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.