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Table 3 Nominal logistic regression for needle shaft visibility

From: Nominal logistic regression analysis of variables determining needle visibility in ultrasound images – a full factorial cadaver study

Term

Estimate

Std Error

ChiSquare

Prob > ChiSq

Lower 95%

Upper 95%

Intercept

5.48

0.30

340.24

< 0.0001*

4.92

6.09

tissue[cadaver 1]

-2.47

0.29

73.12

< 0.0001*

-3.05

-1.92

tissue[cadaver 2]

-0.55

0.25

4.63

0.0314*

-1.05

-0.05

tissue[cadaver 3]

-2.39

0.29

69.53

< 0.0001*

-2.97

-1.84

tissue[cadaver 4]

0.42

0.25

2.91

0.09

-0.06

0.91

tissue[cadaver 5]

0.15

0.25

0.36

0.55

-0.34

0.64

tissue[cadaver 6]

1.22

0.25

23.91

< 0.0001*

0.74

1.72

tissue[cadaver 7]

1.36

0.25

29.09

< 0.0001*

0.87

1.85

tissue[cadaver 8]

1.49

0.25

34.67

< 0.0001*

1.00

1.99

tissue[cadaver 9]

0.83

0.25

11.07

0.0009*

0.34

1.32

needle[SonoPlex Stim Facet]

0.26

0.25

1.07

0.30

-0.23

0.74

needle[SonoPlex Stim Sprotte]

1.13

0.25

20.48

< 0.0001*

0.64

1.62

needle[SonoTAP Facet]

0.86

0.25

12.11

0.0005*

0.38

1.35

needle[SpinoStar BallPen]

-0.73

0.26

8.00

0.0047*

-1.24

-0.23

needle[SpinoStar PencilPoint]

-0.23

0.25

0.82

0.37

-0.73

0.26

needle[SpinoStar Standard Facet]

0.05

0.25

0.04

0.84

-0.44

0.54

needle[StimuPlex D 15°]

-0.44

0.25

3.01

0.08

-0.94

0.05

needle[StimuPlex D 30°]

-0.58

0.26

5.21

0.0224*

-1.09

-0.09

needle[StimuPlex Ultra]

0.19

0.25

0.58

0.45

-0.30

0.68

bevel orientation[down]

0.71

0.12

34.11

< 0.0001*

0.47

0.95

bevel orientation[side]

-0.24

0.12

3.99

0.0457*

-0.47

-0.01

insertion angle (degree)

-0.21

0.01

394.72

< 0.0001*

-0.23

-0.19

  1. Nominal logistic regression for needle shaft visibility. Confidence limits are likelihood-based. For log odds of good/poor. Statistically significant results are asterisked