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

Table 4.

Odds ratios of adherence by severity of airflow limitation in subjects with diabetes (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)  
Metformin 1,440 0.87 0.068 0.93 0.544 0.77 0.143 0.64 0.142
    (0.76, 1.01)   (0.73, 1.18)   (0.54, 1.09   (0.35, 1.16)  
Sulfonylureas 1,554 0.88 0.060 1.01 0.951 0.86 0.365 0.52 0.026
    (0.76, 1.01)   (0.79, 1.29)   (0.62, 1.20)   (0.29, 0.92)  

Definition of abbreviations: 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.