Research Article

Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease

Table 2

Final multivariate logistic regression analysis of coronary heart disease status.

VariableAdjusted odds ratios95% CI value of  Wald statistic

Ear lobe crease (Left) (%)1.021.00–1.040.047*
Conductivity of “Heart” region(Left)
 Present5.671.20–26.690.002*
 Absent1.0
Tenderness of “Heart” region(Left)
 Present49.9911.81–211.58<0.0001*
 Absent1.0
Mean arterial pressure0.940.87–1.010.087
Smoking status
 Ex-smoker, current smoker 3.480.76–15.850.108
 Never1.0

Significant value.
CI: Confidence interval.
comparedwith reference point “Shenmen.”