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.