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Table 4 Multivariable predictors of fatigue among newly diagnosed heart failure patients

From: The clinical epidemiology of fatigue in newly diagnosed heart failure

 

Odds ratioa (95% CI)

Wald

chi-square

1) Depression

1.80 (1.64, 1.97)

152.9

2) Syncope

1.61 (1.47, 1.76)

110.4

3) Female

1.37 (1.26, 1.50)

50.6

4) Volume depletion

1.56 (1.37, 1.78)

44.3

5) Dyspnea

1.33 (1.22, 1.46)

39.8

6) Gastroesophageal reflux

1.30 (1.20, 1.42)

38.7

7) Chest pain

1.31 (1.20, 1.43)

37.6

8) Anemia

1.32 (1.21, 1.45)

37.2

9) BMI (per 5 kg/m2 increase)

0.93 (0.90, 0.96)

25.0

10) Abnormal weight loss

1.39 (1.21, 1.59)

23.0

11) Sleep apnea

1.35 (1.19, 1.53)

23.0

12) Palpitations

1.32 (1.16, 1.49)

18.2

13) Cerebrovascular disease

1.20 (1.10, 1.31)

17.0

14) Vitamin D deficiency

1.30 (1.15, 1.48)

16.8

15) Edema

1.19 (1.09, 1.30)

16.2

16) Hematocrit (H-NL v. NL)

1.34 (1.06, 1.70)

15.6

17) Hypopotassemia

1.21 (1.09, 1.35)

11.9

18) Age (per 5 year increase)

1.03 (1.02, 1.05)

11.1

  1. H-NL High-Normal, NL Normal, BMI Body Mass Index
  2. aAdjusted for number of days from first encounter to diagnosis date