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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 21.
Published in final edited form as: BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 31;12(e2):e281–e284. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001819

Table 2.

Adjusted ORs from multivariable logistic regression on prevalence of unmet supportive care needs among a convenience sample of adults with cystic fibrosis*

Variable Anxiety aOR (95% CI) Sadness aOR (95% CI) Pain aOR (95% CI) Uncertainty about the
future aOR (95% CI)
Pulmonary impairment Mild (FEV1 ≥80%) (ref.)
Moderate (50%–79%) 0.80 (0.31 to 2.07) 0.61 (0.22 to 1.68) 2.71 (0.97 to 7.58) 1.19 (0.47 to 3.01)
Severe or very severe (<49%) 1.49 (0.55 to 4.02) 1.57 (0.56 to 4.43) 2.90 (0.96 to 8.79) 2.60 (0.96 to 7.06)
Age 18–29 (ref.)
30–39 2.37 (1.02 to 5.51)* 1.43 (0.61 to 3.39) 1.61 (0.67 to 3.88) 1.08 (0.48 to 2.42)
40–49 4.35 (1.05 to 18.0)* 2.61 (0.57 to 11.9) 10.25 (2.16 to 48.6)* 0.75 (0.17 to 3.26)
50+ 4.51 (1.04 to 19.7)* 2.97 (0.64 to 13.7) 4.57 (0.97 to 21.5) 2.42 (0.58 to 10.1)
Male gender 0.42 (0.20 to 0.88)* 0.63 (0.29 to 1.38) 0.62 (0.29 to 1.32) 0.62 (0.31 to 1.27)
Religiosity 0.70 (0.32 to 1.52) 0.41 (0.18 to 0.94)* 0.34 (0.15 to 0.78)* 0.63 (0.30 to 1.33)
Relationship status Partnered 0.54 (0.23 to 1.28) 0.57 (0.23 to 1.41) 0.62 (0.26 to 1.52) 0.89 (0.40 to 2.01)
Income by the end of the month Money left over (ref.)
Just enough 2.19 (1.00 to 4.79) 1.30 (0.57 to 3.00) 2.77 (1.20 to 6.40)* 1.31 (0.62 to 2.77)
Not enough 6.48 (2.08 to 20.2)* 6.15 (2.04 to 18.5)* 7.06 (2.22 to 22.4)* 3.43 (1.18 to 9.99)*
BMI (kg/m2) (continuous) 1.02 (0.92 to 1.13) 1.03 (0.93 to 1.15) 1.00 (0.91 to 1.11) 1.06 (0.96 to 1.17)
Pulmonary exacerbations in prior year (continuous) 1.11 (0.92 to 1.35) 1.00 (0.85 to 1.19) 1.24 (0.99 to 1.56) 1.21 (0.97 to 1.51)

Hosmer & Lemeshow’s goodness-of-fit test was used to confirm good model data fit (anxiety: 0.6335; sadness: 0.2117; pain: 0.3572; uncertainty: 0.8944).

*

Any needs=3, 4 or 5. An asterisk (*) in the data table indicates p value <0.05.

BMI, body mass index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; aOR, adjusted OR.