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Table 2 Associations of candidate predictors with the primary outcomes

From: A self-assessment tool for predicting discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy

 

Odds Ratio [95% Confidence Interval]

Discomfort

Tolerance

Univariate

Final multivariate model

Univariate

Final multivariate model

Age (continuous)

0.98 [0.96, 0.99]

 

0.97 [0.96, 0.99]

 

Sex (female vs. male)

1.34 [1.02, 1.76]

1.22 [0.89, 1.68]

1.35 [1.00, 1.81]

 

BMI (continuous)

1.01 [0.97, 1.05]

 

1.02 [0.97, 1.06]

 

Education level

 Secondary school vs. primary school or illiteracy

2.01 [1.29, 3.15]

2.32 [1.42, 3.80]

1.69 [1.04, 2.74]

 

 Higher education vs. primary school or illiteracy

2.67 [1.58, 4.49]

2.65 [1.49, 4.70]

2.34 [1.33, 4.10]

 

Family annual income

 30,000 – 300,000 Yuan vs. < 30 000 Yuan

1.15 [0.87, 1.52]

 

1.12 [0.82, 1.52]

1.19 [0.84, 1.70]

   ≥ 300,000 Yuan vs. < 30 000 Yuan

2.01 [1.01, 4.01]

 

2.09 [1.02, 4.29]

2.47 [1.07, 5.71]

 Current smoker, (yes vs. no)

1.08 [0.79, 1.49]

 

0.95[0.67, 1.34]

 

 Current alcohol drinker, (yes vs. no)

0.91 [0.64, 1.30]

 

0.80 [0.55, 1.17]

 

 Pharyngitis, (yes vs. no)

1.01 [0.84, 1.23]

 

0.91 [0.74, 1.13]

 

 Snore, (yes vs. no)

0.98 [0.81, 1.19]

 

0.99 [0.80, 1.22]

 

 Pharynx and larynx related symptoms, (yes vs. no)

0.95 [0.72, 1.24]

 

1.09 [0.81, 1.47]

 

 Expected discomfort (continuous)

0.98 [0.84, 1.14]

1.38 [1.16, 1.65]

0.97 [0.82, 1.14]

1.14 [0.94, 1.38]

 Self-evaluated personal tolerance (continuous)

1.59 [1.34, 1.87]

 

1.39 [1.16, 1.65]

 

 Anxiety before endoscopy (continuous)

1.85 [1.63, 2.10]

1.74 [1.51, 2.00]

2.32 [2.00, 2.69]

2.23 [1.90, 2.62]

 Pharyngeal sensitivity (ordinal)

1.22 [0.77, 1.95]

 

1.03 [0.62, 1.70]

 

Mallampati classification (ordinal)

 Class II versus Class I

0.87 [0.60, 1.26]

 

0.91 [0.61, 1.36]

 

 Class III versus Class I

0.74 [0.47, 1.15]

 

0.74 [0.45, 1.21]

 

 Class IV versus Class I

1.15 [0.76, 1.75]

 

0.87 [0.55, 1.39]

 
  1. BMI Body mass index