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. 2016 Oct 26;11:2681–2690. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S115238

Table 3.

Logistic binary regression analysis with nonpharmacological treatments, ie, participation in smoking cessation program or patient education, contact with dietician or physiotherapist

Independent variables Smoking cessation program (only smokers)
Patient education program
Dietician
Physiotherapist
Univariable
Multivariable
Univariable
Multivariable
Univariable
Multivariable
Univariable
Multivariable
OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value OR (95% CI), P-value
Constant 3.73, P=0.027 0.31* 0.77, P=0.768 0.57, P=0.20
Age, divided by 10 years 0.76 (0.69, 0.83)* 0.78 (0.66, 0.93), P=0.005 1.00 (0.94, 1.06), P=0.972 1.20 (1.11, 1.30)* 1.07 (1.00, 1.14), P=0.034
Gender (1= man, 2= woman) 1.14 (0.97, 1.35), P=0.109 1.28 (1.15, 1.43)* 1.50 (1.29, 1.74)* 1.40 (1.04, 1.88), P=0.028 1.41 (1.25, 1.58)*
Social situation (0= living alone, 1= cohabiting) 0.78 (0.64, 0.96), P=0.016 0.71 (0.52, 0.96), P=0.028 1.00 (0.88, 1.15), P=0.973 0.64 (0.54, 0.76)* 0.71 (0.62, 0.81)* 0.80 (0.64, 0.98) P=0.035
FEV1% of the predicted value 1.00 (0.99, 1.00), P=0.17 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)* 0.99 (0.99, 1.00), P=0.002 0.96 (0.95, 0.96)* 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)* 0.97 (0.96, 0.97)* 0.97 (0.97, 0.98)*
BMI 1.01 (1.00, 1.03), P=0.187 0.99 (0.98, 1.00), P=0.120 0.88 (0.87, 0.90)* 0.90 (0.87, 0.92)* 0.99 (0.98, 1.00), P=0.041
Exercise capacity 1.02 (0.99, 1.06), P=0.146 0.98 (0.96, 1.00), P=0.136 0.92 (0.89, 0.95)* 0.97 (0.94, 0.99), P=0.002
Quality of life (CCQ) (0–6) 1.14 (1.05, 1.24), P=0.002 1.18 (1.12, 1.25)* 1.72 (1.60, 1.83)* 1.36 (1.17, 1.59)* 1.46 (1.38, 1.54)*
Dyspnea (mMRC) (0–4) 1.11 (1.03, 1.19), P=0.006 1.23 (1.17, 1.28)* 1.17 (1.09, 1.26)* 1.88 (1.76, 1.00)* 1.47 (1.26, 1.72)* 1.58 (1.50, 1.66)* 1.32 (1.20, 1.44)*
Exacerbations per year 1.07 (1.00, 1.14), P=0.05 1.13 (1.08, 1.17)* 1.064 (1.01, 1.12), P=0.020 1.33 (1.27, 1.38)* 1.16 (1.07, 1.24)* 1.30 (1.25, 1.36)* 1.12 (1.06, 1.20)*
Test
Area under the curve 0.578 0.585 0.797 0.706

Note:

*

P<0.001.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CCQ, Clinical COPD Questionnaire; CI, confidence interval; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council; OR, odds ratio.