Validation of a new simple scale to measure symptoms in heart failure from traditional Chinese medicine view: a cross-sectional questionnaire study

Table 5 Results of the multivariable analyses (stepwise forward p_in < 0.05; p_out > 0.1)

Variable	Value	β-coefficient	95 % CI of Exp(B)	p-value
TCM inquiry				0.661 (correct rate)
Factor 1	continuous	Excluded from the model	-	0.189
Factor 2	continuous	0.409	0.985 ~ 2.299	0.750
Factor 3	continuous	Excluded from the model	-	0.175
Factor 4	continuous	0.478	1.063 ~ 2.450	0.025
Factor 5	continuous	Excluded from the model	-	0.413
Total
MLHFQ physical + Factor4		1.764	2.431 ~ 14.000	<0.001

TCM traditional Chinese medicine, MLHFQ Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire

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