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Table 1 Logistic regression: variables predicting likelihood of high burden on caregivers of patients with ALS

From: Caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is more dependent on patients’ behavioral changes than physical disability: a comparative study

Variable

B

S.E.

Wald

df

p

O.R.

95% CI for O.R.

Lower

Upper

Abnormal behavior (CBI-R)

0.37

0.13

8.36

1

0.004*

1.44

1.13

1.85

Eating habits (CBI-R)

0.02

0.17

0.02

1

0.894

1.02

0.74

1.41

Stereotypic & motor behaviors (CBI-R)

0.10

0.11

0.79

1

0.376

1.10

0.89

1.36

Motivation (CBI-R)

0.04

0.06

0.34

1

0.555

1.04

0.92

1.18

Depression (DASS)

0.06

0.06

1.36

1

0.243

1.07

0.96

1.19

Anxiety (DASS)

−0.08

0.04

3.88

1

0.051

0.93

0.86

1.00

Stress (DASS)

0.12

0.052

5.10

1

0.024*

1.12

1.02

1.25

Bulbar (ALSFRS-R)

−0.07

0.08

0.76

1

0.384

0.93

0.79

1.1

Fine motor (ALSFRS-R)

−0.14

0.10

1.97

1

0.167

0.87

0.71

1.06

Gross motor (ALSFRS-R)

0.79

0.11

0.50

1

0.478

1.08

0.87

1.35

Respiratory (ALSFRS-R)

−0.00

0.11

0.00

1

0.975

0.10

0.80

1.24

Constant

−2.11

1.22

2.99

1

0.84

0.121

  
  1. The caregiver burden was explained predominantly by the presence of abnormal behavior (in patients) and stress (in caregivers). * = statistically significant.
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