From: Plasma apolipoprotein E level is associated with the risk of endobronchial biopsy-induced bleeding in patients with lung cancer
Inflection point of ApoE (mg/dL)
Biopsy-induced Bleedinga
OR (95% CI)
P value
Inflection point I
< 3.5
1.00 (0.70, 1.42) 0.9942
> 3.5
0.67 (0.47, 0.96) 0.0272
Inflection point II
< 5.9
0.82 (0.69, 0.96) 0.0156
> 5.9
1.49 (1.03, 2.16) 0.0329