Table 7.
Clinical risk factors associated with chronic bronchitis.
Risk factors | Rating | Group | OR (CI 95%) | Chi-square (χ2), P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study | Control | ||||
Asthma | Yes | 25 | 25 | 3.00 | χ2=16.878a P. 0.000 F. 0.000 HS |
No | 14 | 70 | |||
Pulmonary obstruction | Yes | 12 | 2 | 3.81 | χ2=24.280a P. 0.000 F. 0.000 HS |
No | 27 | 93 | |||
Pneumonia | Yes | 19 | 8 | 3.76 | χ2=27.905a P. 0.000 F. 0.000 HS |
No | 20 | 87 | |||
Pertussis | Yes | 6 | 1 | 3.30 | χ2=11.471a P. 0.001 F. 0.002 HS |
No | 33 | 94 | |||
Family history | Yes | 30 | 34 | 3.65 | χ2=18.750a P. 0.000 F. 0.000 HS |
No | 9 | 61 |
OR. in (CI 95%) – Odd Ratio at Confidence Interval (95%); χ2 – Chi-Square Value, P. – P-value of Pearson Chi-Square; F. – P-value for Fisher exact; HS. – Highly Significant; NS. – Non-Significant.