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. 2017 Aug 8;12:2363–2371. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S138103

Table 3.

Subcategories of other heart diseases associated with the presence of AL

Explanatory variable Patients without AL (n=9,589) Patients with AL (n=2,309) Unadjusted
Adjusteda

n (%) OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Endocarditis 33 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 1.25 (0.62–2.56) 0.5235 0.92 (0.40–2.14) 0.8485
Heart valve disorder 706 (7.4) 296 (12.8) 1.85 (1.60–2.14) <0.0001 1.33 (1.14–1.56) 0.0004
Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy 57 (0.6) 16 (0.7) 1.17 (0.69–2.04) 0.5967 1.02 (0.56–1.86) 0.9614
Arrhythmia 892 (9.3) 359 (15.6) 1.79 (1.57–2.05) <0.0001 1.19 (1.03–1.38) 0.0217
Heart failure 528 (5.5) 274 (11.9) 2.31 (1.98–2.69) <0.0001 1.53 (1.29–1.81) <0.0001

Note:

a

Model was adjusted for age, sex, BMI and smoking history.

Abbreviations: AL, airflow limitation; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.