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Table 4 Univariate analysis: factors related to the prevalence of severe cognitive and sleep symptoms in MS

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for severe cognitive and sleep symptoms in ME/CFS and MS

Variable

Odds Ratio

95% confidence interval

p value

Age < 30

1.00

-

0.731

Age 30–39

0.94

0.18–4.79

 

Age 40+

0.47

0.10–2.16

 

Male

1.00

-

0.424

Female

0.58

0.15–2.23

 

Income < £15,000

1.00

-

0.756

Income > = £15,000

0.67

0.05–8.64

 

No alcohol (six months before)

1.00

-

0.21

Alcohol <14 units/week (six months before disease onset)

0.53

0.11–2.49

 

Alcohol ≥14 units/week (six months before disease onset)

0.28

0.04–2.09

 

No smoking

1.00

-

0.93

Ex-smoker

0.79

0.18–3.53

 

Current smoker

0.96

0.21–4.42

 

No depression before symptoms

1.00

-

0.009

Depression before symptoms

7.25

1.65–31.8

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