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. 2016 Mar 16;11(3):e0150414. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150414

Table 4. Logistic regression analysis model of the probability of having a more than mild shortness of breath.

Parameter 95% C.I. for odds ratio p
Lower Odds ratio Upper
Age (years) 0.99 1.01 1.04 0.44
Spontaneous gait speed (m/s) 0.02 0.08 0.41 0.002
Rate-pressure product/1000 1.08 1.15 1.23 <0.001
Hemoglobin (g/l) 0.92 0.95 0.98 0.001
Fat tissue mass (kg) 0.97 1 1.03 0.98
Body height (cm) 0.99 1.03 1.07 0.14
Over-hydration (l) 0.68 0.91 1.22 0.52
Davies comorbidity grade 2 vs.0 0.07 0.56 4.59 0.59
Davies comorbidity grade 1 vs.0 0.07 0.63 5.59 0.68
Dialysis dependence 1.11 2.97 7.94 0.03

N = 199, Model R2 = 0.24 (Nagelkerke), Model χ2 = 39.4, p<0.001. More than mild shortness of breath corresponds to dyspnea Borg scale grade 3 or more.