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Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the associations between frequency of breathing irregularities and 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)

 

Less than every day

Every day or many times a day

Less than every day

Every day or many times a day

 

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

p

Age group

 0–6 years

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REF

 

REF

 

REF

 

 7–12 years

1.94 (0.71, 5.30)

0.20

1.39 (0.63, 3.03)

0.41

1.13 (0.36, 3.54)

0.83

0.32 (0.15, 0.69)

<0.01

 13–19 years

0.90 (0.31, 2.55)

0.84

1.05 (0.49, 2.28)

0.90

1.74 (0.57, 5.26)

0.33

0.19 (0.08, 0.45)

<0.01

 20 years and above

1.51 (0.55, 4.13)

0.42

0.56 (0.25, 1.27)

0.17

2.33 (0.77, 7.08)

0.14

0.19 (0.08, 0.46)

<0.01

Mutation type

 C-terminal deletion

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REF

 

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REF

 

 Early truncating

2.35 (0.52, 10.65)

0.27

2.15 (0.63, 7.33)

0.22

1.79 (0.38, 8.37)

0.46

1.26 (0.42, 3.79)

0.68

 Large deletion

2.49 (0.57, 10.96)

0.23

1.57 (0.45, 5.45)

0.48

3.02 (0.72, 12.69)

0.13

0.74 (0.22, 2.47)

0.63

 p.Arg106Trp

1.96 (0.41, 9.33)

0.40

0.71 (0.17, 2.99)

0.64

2.82 (0.56, 14.10)

0.21

0.77 (0.17, 3.52)

0.73

 p.Arg133Cys

1.07 (0.27, 4.25)

0.92

0.76 (0.26, 2.25)

0.62

3.07 (0.76, 12.38)

0.12

1.04 (0.34, 3.15)

0.95

 p.Arg168*

1.35 (0.39, 4.67)

0.64

0.76 (0.27, 2.09)

0.59

2.90 (0.80, 10.51)

0.11

0.47 (0.16, 1.41)

0.18

 p.Arg255*

0.81 (0.20, 3.28)

0.77

1.43 (0.53, 3.81)

0.48

2.00 (0.51, 7.80)

0.32

1.20 (0.46, 3.16)

0.71

 p.Arg270*

1.85 (0.45, 7.54)

0.39

0.99 (0.30, 3.33)

0.99

1.84 (0.39, 8.68)

0.44

0.89 (0.27, 2.90)

0.84

 p.Arg294*

1.10 (0.26, 4.64)

0.90

0.91 (0.30, 2.77)

0.87

0.780 (0.13, 4.92)

0.81

1.35 (0.46, 3.94)

0.58

 p.Arg306Cys

1.16 (0.27, 4.98)

0.85

0.93 (0.30, 2.88)

0.90

3.15 (0.70, 14.18)

0.14

1.46 (0.47, 4.48)

0.51

 p.Thr158Met

1.30 (0.34, 4.95)

0.70

1.07 (0.37, 3.06)

0.90

3.23 (0.85, 12.27)

0.08

0.86 (0.29, 2.51)

0.78

 Other mutations

0.96 (0.28, 3.26)

0.94

0.49 (0.18, 1.30)

0.15

3.20 (0.92, 11.18)

0.07

0.19 (0.05, 0.71)

0.01

  1. The base outcome for the analyses was “Not at all”. RRR was adjusted for age group and mutation type
  2. RRR relative risk ratio, CI confidence interval, REF reference category