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. 2015 Jun;12(6):831–837. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201501-001OC

Table 3.

Odds ratios of adherence by severity of airflow limitation in subjects with hypertension (adjusted)*

Medication
n
Overall Test of Trend
50% ≤ FEV1 < 80%
30% ≤ FEV1 < 50%
FEV1 < 30%
    OR
P Value OR
P Value OR
P Value OR
P Value
(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
β-Blockers 4,141 0.87 0.002 1.06 0.439 0.78 0.016 0.61 0.005
    (0.80, 0.95)   (0.91,1.23)   (0.64, 0.95)   (0.43, 0.86)  
Calcium channel blockers 2,717 0.83 0.001 1.01 0.955 0.65 0.001 0.64 0.033
    (0.74, 0.93)   (0.83, 1.22)   (0.50, 0.84)   (0.42, 0.96)  
Thiazides 3,017 1.04 0.421 1.03 0.698 0.97 0.823 1.45 0.086
    (0.94, 1.15)   (0.87, 1.22)   (0.76, 1.24)   (0.95, 2.21)  
ACE inhibitors 4,449 0.91 0.025 0.92 0.251 0.88 0.195 0.68 0.019
    (0.94, 0.99)   (0.80, 1.06)   (0.72, 1.07)   (0.50, 0.94)  

Definition of abbreviations: ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.

Bold typeface indicates statistical significance.

*

Referent group is subjects with FEV1 ≥ 80% predicted.

FEV1 values are expressed as a percentage of the predicted value.