TABLE 4. Evaluation of the risk factors for dyspnea, fatigue, and limitation in daily activities at the one-year assessment.
|
Variables |
Dyspnea at the one-year assessment |
Fatigue at the one-year assessment |
Limitation in daily activities at the one-year assessment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
Univariate analysis |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|
RR (95% CI) |
p value |
OR (95% CI) |
p value |
RR (95% CI) |
p value |
RR (95% CI) |
p value |
OR (95% CI) |
p value |
|
|
Female sex |
1.49 (0.80, 2.79) |
0.197 |
– |
– |
2.28 (1.13, 4.63) |
0.014 |
1.25 (0.77, 2.05) |
0.357 |
– |
– |
|
Age |
– |
0.046 |
0.92 (0.86, 0.99) |
0.02 |
– |
0.155 |
– |
1.000 |
– |
– |
|
Obesity |
2.04 (1.16, 3.60) |
0.022 |
– |
– |
1.06 (0.51, 2.22) |
0.877 |
1.21 (0.70, 2.07) |
0.513 |
– |
– |
|
Corticosteroid use during hospitalization |
1.86 (1.03, 3.38) |
0.039 |
6.61 (1.34, 32.68) |
0.02 |
0.72 (0.37, 1.40) |
0.318 |
1.87 (1.16, 3.01) |
0.010 |
4.39 (1.42, 13.64) |
0.010 |
|
Bronchial wall thickening on baseline CT |
2.62 (1.02, 6.71) |
0.021 |
7.57 (1.46, 39.26) |
0.016 |
1.75 (0.74, 4.10) |
0.172 |
1.47 (0.79, 2.75) |
0.195 |
– |
– |
|
Dyspnea at admission |
2.61 (1.11, 6.17) |
0.013 |
– |
– |
0.98 (0.52, 1.85) |
0.948 |
1.75 (0.96, 3.22) |
0.048 |
– |
– |
|
Ageusia at admission |
1.27 (0.68, 2.38) |
0.463 |
– |
– |
2.12 (1.19, 3.77) |
0.015 |
1.30 (0.80, 2.13) |
0.311 |
– |
– |
Notes: --, not determined; CI, confidence interval; CT, computed tomography; OR, odds ratio; RR, risk ratio.
Source: Prepared by the authors from the study results.