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. 2023 Mar;16(3):419–427. doi: 10.25122/jml-2022-0284

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.