Table 2.

Association Between ICS Usage and Subsequent Mortality Among 2,671 Women With Persistent Asthma, by Major Category of Death (1998–2003)^*

	Mortality
Variables	All-Cause	Cardiovascular	Cancer	Other
Deaths	87	22	31	34
Participants	2,671	2,606	2,615	2,618
Adjustments
Age	0.63 (0.41–0.98)	0.43 (0.17–1.07)	0.72 (0.35–1.47)	0.71 (0.36–1.41)
Age and severity	0.57 (0.36–0.90)	0.36 (0.14–0.96)	0.69 (0.33–1.44)	0.60 (0.29–1.23)
Age, severity, and smoking	0.59 (0.37–0.93)	0.37 (0.14–0.98)	0.69 (0.33–1.44)	0.60 (0.29–1.24)
Multivariate†	0.58 (0.36–0.92)	0.37 (0.14–0.99)	0.66 (0.32–1.38)	0.62 (0.30–1.27)

^*Values are given as No. or OR (95% CI).

^†The multivariate models for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality are adjusted for age, persistent asthma severity, smoking status, history of heart disease, history of cancer, history of stroke, aspirin frequency, and statin use. The multivariate models for cancer and other mortality are adjusted for all factors above except history of heart disease.