Table 4. Regression analysis of clinical, spirometric and chest CT abnormalities as predictors of health-related quality of life.
| CFT-R domain | In-patients | Out-patients |
|---|---|---|
| Physical functioning | FEV1 (0.56) | Consolidation (0.35) |
| Gender (0.45) | ||
| Vitality | – | Gender (0.27) |
| Consolidation (0.39) | ||
| Severity of bronchiectasis (0.44) | ||
| Emotional functioning | – | Gender (0.41) |
| Eating problems | – | Airway wall thickening (0.31) |
| Treatment burden | – | Total CT score (0.30) |
| Social functioning | Consolidation (0.56) | BMI (0.28) |
| Body image | – | Severity of bronchiectasis (0.26) |
| Role functioning | Consolidation (0.58) | Age (0.36) |
| Age (0.80) | Tree-in-bud nodules (0.42) | |
| Weight | – | Age (0.24) |
| Respiratory symptoms | Air trapping (0.64) | Consolidation (0.38) |
| Digestive symptoms | – | – |
P<0.005 for all predictors; numbers in brackets represent partial R correlations.