Table 2.
Associations of female sex with care-related actions in COPD
| Triple therapy OR (95%CI) |
Maintenance treatment OR (95%CI) |
Sick leave OR (95%CI) |
Offered smoking cessation support OR (95%CI) |
Received smoking cessation support OR (95%CI) |
Pneumococcal vaccination OR (95%CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 1.86 (1.38–2.51) | 1.82 (1.31–2.55) | 2.16 (1.19–3.93) | 1.80 (1.18–2.75) | 1.43 (1.01–2.02) | 1.82 (1.37–2.43) |
| Age - Under 61 - 61–70 - Over 70 |
ref 1.38 (0.91–2.11) 1.18 (0.76–1.84) |
ref 1.32 (0.84–2.08) 1.67 (1.02–2.74) |
ref 0.73 (0.41–1.30) 0.15 (0.03–0.66) |
ref 0.96 (0.56–1.63) 0.72 (0.39–1.30) |
ref 0.70 (0.44–1.11) 0.43 (0.26–0.72) |
ref 1.84 (1.21–2.81) 2.95 (1.90–4.60) |
| Exacerbations | 1.35 (0.99–1.85) | 1.69 (1.13–2.54) | 2.41 (1.29–4.52) | 1.45 (0.92–2.26) | 0.91 (0.62–1.33) | 1.44 (1.06–1.96) |
| CAT | 0.65 (0.42–1.01) | 0.76 (0.50–1.16) | 2.33 (0.97–5.62) | 0.82 (0.45–1.49) | 0.84 (0.52–1.36) | 1.03 (0.69–1.56) |
| mMRC | 2.42 (1.71–3.42) | 2.12 (1.44–3.12) | 1.94 (1.01–3.72) | 1.20 (0.75–1.94) | 1.10 (0.73–1.64) | 1.35 (0.97–1.89) |
| Disease severity | 4.12 (2.79–6.10) | 2.97 (2.01–4.39) | 2.32 (1.17–4.62) | 1.36 (0.80–2.30) | 1.49 (0.97–2.30) | 1.72 (1.20–2.48) |
| Comorbidity - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3–7 |
ref 1.40 (0.95–2.06) 0.97 (0.63–1.51) 1.07 (0.66–1.74) |
ref 1.18 (0.78–1.79) 1.24 (0.76–2.02) 1.03 (0.60–1.78) |
ref 0.67 (0.33–1.35) 1.61 (0.69–3.75) 2.50 (0.95–6.53) |
ref 0.93 (0.54–1.59) 0.90 (0.48–1.68) 1.06 (0.54–2.05) |
ref 1.36 (0.87–2.13) 1.43 (0.85–2.40) 0.88 (0.50–1.56) |
ref 0.86 (0.59–1.24) 0.89 (0.59–1.40) 0.83 (0.52–1.32) |
| Higher level of education | 0.83 (0.58–1.18) | 0.82 (0.56–1.19) | 0.70 (0.35–1.37) | 1.87 (1.17–2.98) | 1.27 (0.84–1.91) | 1.57 (1.13–2.20) |
| BMI <20 20–24.9 25–29.9 ≥30 |
1.10 (0.59–2.07) ref 0.95 (0.65–1.38) 1.08 (0.72–1.62) |
0.56 (0.27–1.17) ref 0.69 (0.50–1.07) 0.79 (0.49–1.27) |
1.82 (0.55–6.03) ref 1.17 (0.55–2.47) 1.49 (0.66–3.33) |
1.20 (0.54–2.69) ref 1.48 (0.87–2.54) 1.17 (0.64–2.11) |
1.73 (0.86–3.50) ref 1.40 (0.90–2.19) 1.23 (0.76–1.99) |
0.91 (0.49–1.67) ref 1.22 (0.86–1.75) 0.76 (0.52–1.13) |
Note: Results from multivariate logistic regression, adjusted for all variables in the left column.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CAT, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council scale; Ref, reference category.