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Table 4 Multinomial logistic analysis of frequency of coughing by age group, gender and mutation group

From: Prevalence and onset of comorbidities in the CDKL5 disorder differ from Rett syndrome

 

Do not occur

Sometimes occur

Often occur

 

(n = 25)

(n = 47)

(n = 21)

 

n (%)

n (%)

RRR (95 % CI)

p value

n (%)

RRR (95 % CI)

p value

Age group

       

 0 to <5 years

7 (28.0)

24 (54.6)

–

–

13 (61.9)

–

–

 5 to <10 years

10 (40.0)

13 (46.4)

0.26 (0.07,1.01)

0.05

5 (23.8)

0.13 (0.02,0.73)

0.02

 10 years or older

8 (32.0)

11 (22.9)

0.25 (0.06,0.98)

0.05

3 (14.3)

0.16 (0.03,0.91)

0.04

Gender

       

 Female

23 (92.0)

44 (91.7)

–

–

19 (90.5)

–

 

 Male

2 (8.0)

4 (8.3)

1.83 (0.17,20.20)

0.62

2 (9.5)

0.80 (0.04,16.47)

0.88

Mutation group

       

 No functional protein

8 (32.0)

15 (31.9)

–

–

–

–

–

 Missense/in-frame mutation within catalytic domain

6 (24.0)

12 (25.5)

1.05 (0.26,4.32)

0.94

6 (28.6)

1.32 (0.25,7.13)

0.74

 Truncation between aa172 and aa781

6 (24.0)

12 (25.5)

1.30 (0.31,5.48)

0.72

4 (19.1)

1.10 (0.18,6.67)

0.92

 Truncation after aa781

2 (8.0)

5 (10.6)

1.23 (0.19,8.05)

0.83

3 (14.3)

2.36 (0.26,21.16)

0.44

  1. RRR relative risk ratio; CI confidence interval
  2. Frequency of coughing grouped as the following: - do not occur (never); sometimes (less than 1/week and 1–2 times per week); often occur (daily and more than 1/day)