Table 4.
Independant variables | Dependant variables OR (95% CI) | |||||
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Variables* | Categories | Physician diagnosed asthma | Attacks of shortness of breath | Any wheeze | Recurrent wheeze | Sputum production |
Family history of asthma | Yes | 2.61 (2.31-2.94) | 2.44 (2.17-2.74) | 2.01 (1.82-2.21) | 2.35 (2.05-2.68) | 1.67 (1.50-1.86) |
Rhinitis | Yes | 5.41 (4.81-6.08) | 4.96 (4.44-5.53) | 2.94 (2.69-3.21) | 2.72 (2.39-3.09) | 2.02 (1.83-2.22) |
Smoking | Ex-smokers | 1.34 (1.16-1.55) | 1.29 (1.13-1.48) | 1.39 (1.24-1.55) | 1.35 (1.14-1.59) | 1.23 (1.09-1.39) |
Smokers | 1.14 (0.98-1.33) | 1.81 (1.58-2.07) | 3.37 (3.04-3.72) | 3.88 (3.36-4.47) | 2.62 (2.36-2.92) | |
Age | 31-45 | 0.84 (0.72-0.98) | 1.07 (0.92-1.24) | 1.01 (0.90-1.14) | 1.28 (1.05-1.55) | 0.81 (0.71-0.92) |
46-60 | 0.74 (0.63-0.87) | 1.06 (0.91-1.25) | 1.06 (0.94-1.20) | 1.71 (1.42-2.07) | 0.81 (0.71-0.92) | |
61-75 | 0.90 (0.75-1.07) | 1.32 (1.12-1.56) | 1.20 (1.05-1.37) | 2.21 (1.82-2.69) | 1.10 (0.96-1.26) | |
Region | Gothenburg | 0.95 (0.85-1.06) | 1.04 (0.93-1.16) | 1.06 (0.97-1.15) | 1.12 (0.99-1.27) | 1.17 (1.06-1.28) |
Sex | Women | 1.17 (1.05-1.32) | 1.46 (1.30-1.63) | 1.10 (1.01-1.20) | 0.91 (0.80-1.03) | 0.98 (0.89-1.07) |
Risks in odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
* As compared to no family history of asthma, no rhinitis, non-smokers, 16-30 years of age, living in West Gothia and men respectively.