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. 2016 Sep;13(9):1490–1496. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201601-075OC

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios of endorsing intention to quit smoking within next 30 days among current smokers with or without fixed airflow obstruction, by symptoms and markers of disease severity

Variable All Smokers (n = 338)
Subjects with COPD Based on PFT (n = 194)
  OR 95% CI P Value OR 95% CI P Value
GOLD stage            
 0 (no COPD) Reference      
 I–II (mild to moderate) 1.85 1.37–2.49 <0.001 Reference    
 III–IV (severe to very severe) 1.11 0.66–1.87 0.694 0.67 0.38–1.17 0.157
Phlegm most days 2.10 1.22–3.64 0.007 2.41 1.37–4.24 0.034
Cough most days 1.74 1.01–2.99 0.045 2.15 1.06–4.36 0.034
Wheeze frequently 1.73 1.09–3.18 0.023 1.98 0.94–4.18 0.071
mMRC dyspnea scale, per point higher* 1.26 1.13–1.41 <0.001 1.22 1.05–1.42 0.008
Exacerbation in past 3 mo 0.92 0.63–1.33 0.645 1.62 0.64–4.08 0.308
Prescribed home oxygen 1.85 0.90–3.76 0.090 1.79 1.04–3.09 0.036
Reported physician-diagnosed COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis 0.97 0.69–1.38 0.874 1.34 0.73–2.44 0.348
FACIT dyspnea score            
 ≤40 Reference     Reference    
 40–49 1.35 0.80–2.28 0.264 1.42 0.57–3.53 0.453
 ≥50 1.84 0.92–3.70 0.087 2.00 0.86–4.68 0.105
PROMIS score, physical function            
 ≥42 Reference     Reference    
 35–42 1.47 0.85–2.55 0.168 2.05 1.06–3.97 0.033
 ≤35 1.12 0.52–2.42 0.775 1.06 0.51–2.19 0.881
EQ-5D-5L, self-reported health, 0–100 from worst to best
         
 ≥80 Reference     Reference    
 60–80 1.35 0.80–2.26 0.257 1.00 0.70–1.44 0.984
 ≤60 0.75 0.62–0.92 0.005 0.67 0.49–0.92 0.012

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EQ = EuroQol; FACIT = Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy; GOLD = Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; mMRC = modified Medical Research Council; OR = odds ratio; PFT = pulmonary function testing; PROMIS = Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.

Models are adjusted for age, race, education, cigarettes smoked daily, GOLD stage, hours spent with another smoker, and comorbidities, clustered by site. Bold type indicates statistically significant values.

*

n = 333 and n = 191 for all smokers and subjects with COPD, respectively, due to missingness.

Normalized against an average of 50, with higher score meaning more dyspnea.

Normalized against an average of 50, with lower score meaning worse physical function.