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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of the associations between breathing irregularities, age and mutation type

From: Autonomic breathing abnormalities in Rett syndrome: caregiver perspectives in an international database study

 

Breath-holding (n = 378)

Hyperventilation (n = 386)

Abdominal bloating (n = 408)

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Age group

 0–6

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 7–12

1.70 (0.83, 3.46)

0.15

1.53 (0.73, 3.20)

0.26

0.54 (0.28, 1.07)

0.08

0.49 (0.25, 0.99)

0.05

0.90 (0.46, 1.74)

0.75

0.88 (0.45, 1.75)

0.72

 13–19

1.09 (0.54, 2.21)

0.81

1.02 (0.49, 2.11)

0.96

0.48 (0.24, 0.95)

0.04

0.45 (0.22, 0.92)

0.03

1.05 (0.54, 2.06)

0.88

1.08 (0.54, 2.14)

0.83

 20+

0.85 (0.41, 1.77)

0.67

0.80 (0.38, 1.69)

0.56

0.55 (0.27, 1.12)

0.10

0.54 (0.26, 1.10)

0.09

1.77 (0.90, 3.50)

0.10

1.79 (0.90, 3.58)

0.10

Mutation type

 C-terminal deletion

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 Early truncating

2.14 (0.66, 6.88)

0.20

2.21 (0.68, 7.16)

0.19

1.37 (0.52, 3.62)

0.53

1.38 (0.52, 3.69)

0.52

1.75 (0.67, 4.58)

0.25

1.78 (0.67, 4.71)

0.24

 Large deletion

1.95 (0.60, 6.32)

0.27

1.80 (0.55, 5.89)

0.33

1.26 (0.47, 3.38)

0.65

1.27 (0.47, 3.43)

0.64

1.31 (0.50, 3.46)

0.58

1.47 (0.55, 3.92)

0.44

 p.Arg106Trp

0.93 (0.26, 3.27)

0.91

1.05 (0.29, 3.72)

0.95

1.29 (0.39, 4.22)

0.68

1.28 (0.39, 4.23)

0.69

1.17 (0.35, 3.88)

0.80

1.04 (0.31, 3.53)

0.94

 p.Arg133Cys

0.88 (0.32, 2.42)

0.81

0.84 (0.30, 2.32)

0.73

1.47 (0.57, 3.78)

0.42

1.52 (0.59, 3.92)

0.39

1.17 (0.45, 3.03)

0.75

1.22 (0.47, 3.20)

0.69

 p.Arg168*

0.86 (0.34, 2.17)

0.75

0.91 (0.36, 2.33)

0.85

1.16 (0.49, 2.75)

0.73

1.04 (0.43, 2.49)

0.93

1.75 (0.75, 4.10)

0.20

1.67 (0.70, 3.97)

0.25

 p.Arg255*

1.24 (0.49, 3.15)

0.65

1.27 (0.50, 3.27)

0.62

1.47 (0.63, 3.45)

0.38

1.41 (0.60, 3.34)

0.43

1.13 (0.48, 2.64)

0.79

1.13 (0.48, 2.67)

0.79

 p.Arg270*

1.13 (0.38, 3.38)

0.83

1.22 (0.40, 3.73)

0.72

1.24 (0.45, 3.42)

0.67

1.14 (0.41, 3.17)

0.80

1.17 (0.43, 3.20)

0.77

1.09 (0.39, 3.03)

0.87

 p.Arg294*

0.93 (0.33, 2.62)

0.89

0.96 (0.34, 2.73)

0.94

1.18 (0.44, 3.12)

0.75

1.18 (0.44, 3.15)

0.74

0.92 (0.35, 2.46)

0.87

0.88 (0.33, 2.39)

0.81

 p.Arg306Cys

1.04 (0.36, 3.02)

0.94

0.99 (0.34, 2.89)

0.99

2.01 (0.74, 5.41)

0.17

1.91 (0.70, 5.20)

0.21

1.20 (0.45, 3.22)

0.71

1.30 (0.48, 3.51)

0.60

 p.Thr158Met

1.11 (0.41, 2.99)

0.83

1.13 (0.42, 3.05)

0.82

1.47 (0.60, 3.61)

0.40

1.43 (0.58, 3.52)

0.44

2.01 (0.85, 4.75)

0.11

1.97 (0.83, 4.69)

0.13

 Other mutations

0.56 (0.23, 1.35)

0.20

0.60 (0.25, 1.48)

0.27

0.94 (0.40, 2.22)

0.90

0.85 (0.36, 2.04)

0.72

1.11 (0.48, 2.57)

0.81

1.07 (0.46, 2.52)

0.87

  1. OR was adjusted for age group and mutation type
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, REF reference category