Dysfunctional breathing phenotype in adults with asthma - incidence and risk factors

Table 2 Risk factors for dysfunctional breathing (multiple regression analysis)

*Risk factor*	*Beta*	St.Err of beta	B	*S.Err of B*	*p value*
Female sex	0.044035	0.053897	0.032830	0.040182	0.416651
Obesity	−0.027895	0.054722	−0.020812	0.040828	0.611803
Atopy	0.039556	0.056458	0.046908	0.066951	0.485822
Active smoker	−0.044177	0.052323	−0.042061	0.049817	0.401331
Moderate/severe rhinitis	0.086165	0.054499	0.065263	0.041278	0.118311
Psychopathology	0.395755	0.076665	0.406942	0.078832	0.000002*
GERD	0.087420	0.080967	0.103668	0.096015	0.283928
High blood pressure	−0.011727	0.054169	−0.016319	0.075377	0.829222
Severe asthma	−0.057307	0.074725	−0.048295	0.062974	0.445681
Lack of asthma control	−0.437868	0.072179	−0.407959	0.067249	<0.0000001*
Asthma duration > 5 years	−0.038431	0.058607	−0.029108	0.044390	0.514114
Fixed airway obstruction	−0.073994	0.053388	−0.081121	0.058531	0.170100
Fast FEV1 decline	0.039443	0.057331	0.051653	0.075078	0.493702
Frequent exacerbator	0.177586	0.070043	0.151735	0.059847	0.013436*
Brittle asthma	−0.024448	0.063002	−0.036526	0.094127	0.699140
Lack of ICS	0.025523	0.071903	0.019043	0.053646	0.723664
Use of LABA as add-on	0.031491	0.094519	0.025350	0.076089	0.739988
Use of LTRA	0.068785	0.051638	0.056558	0.042459	0.187104

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