TABLE 2.
ASSOCIATION OF ALLERGIC PHENOTYPE AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE OUTCOMES USING NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY III
| Bivariate Analysis |
Multivariate Analysis* |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P Value | OR | 95% CI | P Value | |
| Chronic cough |
1.84 |
1.1–3.0 |
0.02 |
1.9 |
1.2–3.1 |
0.01 |
| Chronic phlegm |
1.43 |
1.0–2.1 |
0.08 |
1.5 |
1.0–2.3 |
<0.05 |
| Wheeze |
1.92 |
1.4–2.6 |
<0.01 |
2.1 |
1.4–3.2 |
<0.01 |
| Pneumonia |
0.8 |
0.3–2.1 |
0.68 |
0.9 |
0.3–2.4 |
0.8 |
| Hospitalization |
0.92 |
0.5–1.5 |
0.74 |
1.1 |
0.6–1.8 |
0.9 |
| Doctor/ED visit | 1.7 | 1.0–2.9 | 0.05 | 1.7 | 1.0–2.8 | 0.04 |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; ED = emergency department; OR = odds ratio.
*
Multivariate regression models were used to adjust for potential confounders including age, gender, race, education, smoking pack-years, and lung function (FEV1% predicted).