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Table 2 Hazard ratios from multivariable Cox regression model for the association of time-to-assessment with age, sex, fatigue, disability, anxiety, depression, and severity (school attendance) (N = 246).

From: What stops children with a chronic illness accessing health care: a mixed methods study in children with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)

 

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Age

0.96 (0.88, 1.04)

0.33

Sex (female vs male)

0.91 (0.68, 1.23)

0.55

Fatigue (Chalder) Score*

1.15 (1.03, 1.29)

0.01

Disability (SF-36)*

0.98 (0.87, 1.12)

0.79

Anxiety (HADS)*

0.97 (0.90, 1.05)

0.45

Depression (HADS)*

1.00 (0.92, 1.09)

0.94

Number of symptoms

0.94 (0.88, 1.01)

0.08

Severity of illness

 

0.62 (Ptrend)

   Mild

1.00 (reference)

 

   Moderate

1.04 (0.74, 1.45)

0.82

   Severe

1.11 (0.73, 1.67)

0.62

  1. * These measures were re-scaled so that the range for each was approximately 0-10 to facilitate comparability in the multivariable model.