CT scan screening is associated with increased distress among subjects of the APExS

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Table 5 Main determinants of acquiring an abnormal PCQ score ¹ during follow-up (multivariate analysis, logistic regression model; n = 832)

Variables
	OR	[95% CI]	P value
Gender
Males	1	reference
Females	0.88	[0.42-1.85]	0.7340
Age
< 60 years	1	reference
60-74 years	1.14	[0.76-1.70]	0.5125
> = 75 years	1.75	[0.83-3.54]	0.1675
Smoking
Non-Smoker	1	reference
Former Smoker	0.91	[0.62-1.36]	0.0577
Smoker	1.83	[1.00-3.34]	0.0242
Counseling (yes)
No	1	reference
Yes	1.35	[0.90-2.04]	0.1442
Exposure
Nil/light	1	reference
Moderate	1.24	[0.61-2.51]	0.0901
Heavy	2.34	[1.14-7.79]	0.0178
Do not Know	2.31	[1.12-4.77]	0.0275
CT Scan Results
Normal	1	reference
Isolated pulmonary nodules (only)	1.68	[0.86-3.31]	0.1313
Pleural plaques (only)	1.46	[0.79-2.69]	0.2315
Asbestosis (with or without pleural plaques)	1.92	[0.97-3.81]	0.0608
Other diseases (only)	1.49	[0.85-2.62]	0.1633
Two or more of the above diseases	2.04	[0.95-4.37]	0.0673
Unknown results	0.99	[0.53-1.83]	0.9775

¹: Values of PCQ greater than the 95^th percentile of the PCQ score distribution in non-exposed subjects (see ref [16])

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