Table 4.
Factors Associated With Dyspnea in SCI Subjects Using MWCs More Than Half the Time
| OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic cough | 7.8 | 2.0–32.7 |
| Chronic phlegm | 1.9 | 0.5–6.7 |
| Any wheeze | 3.5 | 1.04–13.6 |
| Persistent wheeze | 2.3 | 0.6–8.6 |
| Physician-diagnosed asthma or COPD | 0.5 | 0.1–2.9 |
| Chest illness within the last year keeping one at home or out of work | 2.4 | 0.7–8.1 |
| Pneumonia at the time of SCI | 2.9 | 0.9–9.7 |
| Pneumonia after SCI | 1.9 | 0.6–6.1 |
| Heart disease treated in the last 10y | 2.7 | 0.4–17.4 |
| Occupational exposure to dust | 2.2 | 0.7–7.2 |
| Lifetime pack years | 1.02 | 1.00–1.03 |
| Ever vs never smoked | 4.2 | 0.9–41.0 |