TABLE 4.

Association between selected characteristics and side effects in patients with MD

Category	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis a
	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Sex (male vs female)	0.35 (0.12‐1.06)	.064	0.53 (0.16‐1.70)	.283
Age (increase by 1 year)	1.03 (1.00‐1.06)	.037	1.02 (0.99‐1.06)	.195
DM1 (vs other MDs)	1.88 (0.83‐4.24)	.130	‐‐‐	‐‐‐
Ambulatory status (bedridden vs other status b )	0.25 (0.11‐0.60)	.002	0.29 (0.12‐0.71)	.006

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DM1, myotonic dystrophy type 1; MD, muscular dystrophy; OR, odds ratio.

^a Other status: wheelchair user or ambulatory.

^b Adjusted for age, sex, and ambulatory status.