Table 1. Defining characteristics according to the presence or absence of the Nursing diagnosis Ineffective Breathing Pattern. Rio Branco, AC, Brazil, 2015-2016.

	Ineffective Breathing Pattern				Total		ODDS RATIO	p-value*
	Absent		Present
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Changes in respiratory depth	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		<0.001*
Absent	39	44.8%	48	55.2%	87	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	33	100.0%	33	100.0%	(1)†
Auscultation with adventitious sounds	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		<0.001*
Absent	39	62.9%	23	37.1%	62	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	58	100.0%	58	100.0%	(1)†
Nose wing beats	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.172‡
Absent	39	33.9%	76	66.1%	115	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	5	100.0%	(1)†
Bradypnea	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		-
Absent	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%	-
Increased anteroposterior chest diameter	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.172‡
Absent	39	33.9%	76	66.1%	115	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	5	100.0%	(1)†
Dyspnea	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		<0.001*
Absent	39	41.9%	54	58.1%	93	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	27	100.0%	27	100.0%	(1)†
Altered chest excursion	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.052‡
Absent	39	34.8%	73	65.2%	112	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	8	100.0%	8	100.0%	(1)†
Abnormal breathing pattern	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.328‡
Absent	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	5	100.0%	1.00
Present	36	31.3%	79	68.7%	115	100.0%	3.29
Prolonged expiratory phase	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		1.000‡
Absent	39	32.8%	80	67.2%	119	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	1	100.0%	(1)†
Pursed-lip breathing	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		1.000‡
Absent	39	33.1%	79	66.9%	118	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	2	100.0%	(1)†
Reduced vesicular murmurs	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		<0.001*
Absent	38	86.4%	6	13.6%	44	100.0%	1.00
Present	1	1.3%	75	98.7%	76	100.0%	475.00
Orthopnea	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		1.000‡
Absent	39	32.8%	80	67.2%	119	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	1	100.0%	(1)†
Decreased expiratory pressure	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		-
Present	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%	-
Decreased inspiratory pressure	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.325‡
Absent	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	(2)§
Present	38	31.9%	81	68.1%	119	100.0%
Assumption of a three-point position	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.172‡
Absent	39	33.9%	76	66.1%	115	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	5	100.0%	(1)†
Tachypnea	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		<0.001*
Absent	39	40.2%	58	59.8%	97	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	23	100.0%	23	100.0%	(1)†
Cough	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		0.001*
Absent	39	40.6%	57	59.4%	96	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	24	100.0%	24	100.0%	(1)†
Use of accessory muscles to breathe	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		<0.001*
Absent	39	39.0%	61	61.0%	100	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	20	100.0%	20	100.0%	(1)†
Decreased minute ventilation	39	32.5%	81	67.5%	120	100.0%		1.000‡
Absent	39	33.1%	79	66.9%	118	100.0%	1.00
Present	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	2	100.0%	(1)†

*p-value = descriptive level of Chi-Square; ^†(1) OR not presented = absence of negative IBP cases in the presence of the defining characteristic; ^‡Fisher’s exact test; ^§(2) OR not presented = absence of positive IBP cases in the absence of the defining characteristic