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. 2011 Jan 12;11:33. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-33

Table 3.

Multi-variate analysis for factors associated with prevalence of breathlessness for 2007 and 2008 in a face-to-face population survey

Variable* Levels Odds ratio 95% CI p value
Gender Male 1
P < 0.05 Female 1.40 1.07-1.82 <.05
Marital status** Married 1
P < 0.001 De facto 0.92 0.59-1.45 .72
Separated/divorced 1.87 1.28-2.75 <.01
Widowed 1.56 1.10-2.20 <.05
Never married 1.81 1.27-2.59 <.01
Level of Disadvantage Most disadvantaged 1
P < 0.05 2 0.66 0.47-0.93 <.05
3 0.62 0.43-0.89 <.01
4 0.68 0.48-0.97 <.05
Least disadvantaged 0.55 0.38-0.80 <.01
Physical activity No activity 1
P < 0.001 Some activity but not sufficient 0.60 0.44-0.81 <.01
Sufficient physical activity 0.42 0.30-0.59 <.001
Body mass index Healthy weight 1
P < 0.001 Overweight 1.07 0.80-1.43 .66
Obese 2.13 1.53-2.96 <.001
Underweight 1.15 0.57-2.29 0.70

*Other variables included in the analysis were as follows: smoke-free home (p = 0.17), smoking history (p = 0.13)

# Multi-variate logistic regression with breathlessness as the dependent variable. Controlling for age, clustering and weighted to the South Australian population

** unstated marital status dropped due to collinearity