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Table 4 Independent predictors of severe dyspnoea (≥5 points) at hospital discharge by logistic regression model

From: Degree of dyspnoea at admission and discharge in patients with heart failure and respiratory diseases

Variable

OR (95% CI)

P

Age

1.1 (1.02-1-2)

0.004

Female Sex

2.2 (1.2-2.3)

0.005

Depression

3.9 (2.1-7.2)

0.001

Non admitted in an intensive care unit

3 (1.1–8.3)

0.05

Respiratory Disease

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

0.001

  1. N=258; CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio