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. 2014 Nov;37(6):662–669. doi: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000144

Table 2 .

Logistic regression models of self-reported chest illness in the past 3 years (N = 430)

Variable OR aOR 95% CI P value
Female 1.93 2.21 1.04–4.71 0.040
Nonwhite 0.71 0.80 0.34–1.84 0.591
Age 1.01 1.01 0.99–1.02 0.281
Job status
 Employed/student 0.95 1.04 0.67–1.60 0.869
 Unemployed/retired Ref
Years post injury 1.01 1.01 1.00–1.03 0.127
Level of injury
 Cervical complete and AIS C 1.04 1.17 0.68–2.01 0.896
 Non-cervical complete and AIS C 0.68 0.76 0.46–1.24 0.265
 AIS D Ref
BMI
 Underweight (<18.5) 1.60 1.68 0.55–5.13 0.368
 Normal (≥18.5 to <25.0) Ref
 Overweight (≥25.0 to <30.0) 0.83 0.85 0.51–1.40 0.143
 Obese (≥30.0) 1.24 1.24 0.74–2.06 0.737
Smoking status
 Never smoker Ref
 Ex-smoker 1.38 0.87–2.17 0.167
 Current smoker packs per day 2.35* 1.39–3.97 0.002
COPD 4.14* 3.81 1.95–7.41 <0.001
Asthma 2.68* 2.78 1.50–5.18 0.001
Obstructive lung disease 3.16* 3.03 1.79–5.11 <0.001
Hypertension 1.04 1.09 0.70–1.68 0.710
Diabetes 1.20 1.20 0.64–2.23 0.577
Heart disease in past 10 years 2.43* 2.45 1.31–4.57 0.005
Chronic cough 1.77* 1.45 0.86–2.46 0.166
Chronic phlegm 2.19* 1.87 1.13–3.07 0.014
Any wheeze 4.28* 3.95 2.49–6.25 <0.001
FEV1/FVC 0.29 0.67 0.08–5.92 0.719
FEV1/FVC ≤0.7 1.08 0.92 0.53–1.60 0.773
% Predicted FEV1 0.99 0.99 0.98–1.00 0.088
% Predicted FEV1 in quartiles 0.212
 Quartile 1 – (28–61%) 1.34 1.32 0.74–2.34
 Quartile 2 – (61–78%) 1.30 1.29 0.72–2.29
 Quartile 3 – (78–90%) 0.77 0.75 0.41–1.37
 Quartile 4 – (90–132%) Ref
% Predicted FVC 0.99 0.99 0.98–1.00 0.105
% Predicted FVC in quartiles 0.162
 Quartile 1 – (25–61%) 1.27 1.44 0.81–2.55
 Quartile 2 – (61–78%) 0.97 1.02 0.57–1.82
 Quartile 3 – (78–89%) 0.64 0.73 0.40–1.34
 Quartile 4 – (89–124%) Ref

Crude odds ratio.

Odds ratio adjusted for smoking status (never smoker, ex-smoker, current smoker packs per day).

*P < 0.05 for the crude odds ratio.

Ref, reference group.