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Table 2 Associations of 12-month dyspnea score with 3-month patient-reported, respiratory, and cardiac outcomes

From: Post-COVID dyspnea: prevalence, predictors, and outcomes in a longitudinal, prospective cohort

Predictor (at 3 months)

Coefficient

P-value

Patient-reported outcomes

 UCSD

0.55

 < 0.001

 PHQ-9

0.36

0.001

Pulmonary function outcomes

 FVC

-0.18

0.14

 FEV1

-0.19

0.11

 TLC

-0.13

0.28

 DLCO

-0.21

0.08

 6MWD

-0.13

0.31

Cardiac outcomes

 BNP

0.15

0.21

 D-dimer

0.23

0.06

 LVEF

0.16

0.19

 PASP

0.18

0.27

  1. Associations between the pre-defined predictor variables and 12-month UCSD scores were determined using multivariable linear regression models. Prespecified covariates included age, sex, and BMI
  2. Abbreviations: UCSD University of california san diego shortness of breath questionnaire, PHQ-9 Patient health questionnaire-9, FVC Forced vital capacity, FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in the first second, TLC Total lung capacity, DLCO Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, 6MWD 6-min walk distance, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, PASP Pulmonary artery systolic pressure
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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