TABLE 4.
Relationships between associated factors and symptom clusters
| Variable | Respiratory related symptom cluster | Cough‐insomnia related symptom cluster | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | p‐value | H | p‐value | |
| Gender | 4.39 | .04* | 4.20 | .04* |
| Age in years | 0.24 | .62 | 0.69 | .41 |
| Educational level | 5.72 | .02* | 1.40 | .24 |
| Monthly income per person | 30.25 | <.01* | 1.74 | .19 |
| Number of comorbidities | 2.37 | .50 | 8.12 | .06 |
| Stage of COPD | 110.82 | <.01* | 37.41 | <.01* |
| Variable | Respiratory related symptom cluster | Cough‐insomnia related symptom cluster | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation value | p‐value | Correlation value | p‐value | |
| Psychological factor | 0.46 | .00* | 0.35 | .00* |
*
p‐value <.05