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. 2016 Mar 16;11:543–551. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S100850

Table 2.

Factors associated with cognitive impairment in univariate and multivariate analysis

Variable Univariate
Multivariate
OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
Age (per 5-year increment) 1.177 1.099–1.262 <0.001
Educational level (completed university vs basic literacy) 0.160 0.080–0.310 <0.001 0.069 0.011–0.447 0.014
Postbronchodilator FVC 0.977 0.963–0.991 0.001
Postbronchodilator FEV1 0.975 0.959–0.991 0.003
Cough 2.290 1.540–3.410 <0.001
Expectoration 1.780 1.300–2.430 <0.001
Presence of dyspnea (yes vs no) 2.850 1.360–5.960 0.005
Exacerbations in the previous year (yes vs no) 4.570 2.750–7.570 <0.001
Oxygen therapy 3.180 1.070–9.440 0.037
BODEx 1.280 1.179–1.389 <0.001
Charlson comorbidity index 1.590 1.435–1.762 <0.001
BDI score 1.125 1.098–1.152 <0.001
Suicide ideation 3.150 2.120–4.670 <0.001
Health status according to EQ-5D 0.799 0.742–0.860 <0.001
Social tariff EQ-5D 0.971 0.965–0.977 <0.001 0.967 0.950–0.983 <0.001
CAT score 1.098 1.078–1.118 <0.001
Physical activity grade 0.648 0.587–0.715 <0.001
Minutes walked per day 0.994 0.991–0.998 0.001

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BODEx, Body mass index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea and Exacerbations index; CAT, COPD Assessment Test; CI, confidence interval; EQ-5D, EuroQoL-5 dimensions; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; OR, odds ratio.