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%† |
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|
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.