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. 2021 Mar 31;13(3):e14231. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14231

Table 5. Factor affecting QOL role.

MMRC: Modified Medical Research Council, CRP: C-reactive protein, BMI: body mass index, BSI: bronchiectasis severity index, CI: confidence interval; FACED: FEV1, age, colonization, extension, dyspnea; QOL: quality of life

  Simple linear regression Multiple linear regression
  β coefficient 95% CI p-Value β coefficient 95% CI p-Value
MMRC -7.70 -13.48 to -1.92 0.010 7.09 -2.69 to 16.88 0.150
6-minute walk test 0.11 0.06 to 0.17 <0.001 0.12 0.01 to 0.23 0.028
CRP -0.89 -2.88 to 1.09 0.369 0.97 -1.24 to 3.17 0.379
FEV1 0.45 0.15 to 0.75 0.005 0.17 -0.31 to 0.65 0.479
BMI 1.85 -0.46 to 4.12 0.108 -1.24 -3.95 to 1.48 0.361
Colonization -4.77 -0.18 to 9.02 0.489 4.48 -11.46 to 20.42 0.572
FACED -4.66 -7.58 to -1.75 0.002 -0.80 -7.01 to 5.40 0.794
BSI -2.16 -3.29 to -1.02 <0.001 -1.74 -4.20 to 0.71 0.157