Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of sex and use of oral steroids

Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI
Female v male	5.53	2.22 to 13.71
Age*	1.00	0.96 to 1.04
Asthma symptom score*	1.08	0.99 to 1.16
Visits to general practitioner†	2.76	1.29 to 5.92
Years since asthma diagnosis*	1.05	1.02 to 1.08

^*Continuous variable. ^†One or more visits to general practitioner for asthma in past six months.