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. 2020 Apr;8(7):445. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.145

Table S4. Crude and adjusted stratified medium-term SHS exposure prevalences in COPD patients without active smoking.

Characteristic variables Crude rates (95% CI) Adjusted rates (95% CI)
Ethnicity, %
   Non-Hispanic black 51.87 (36.01–67.47) 53.09 (38.81–67.37)
   Non-Hispanic white 35.12 (28.10–42.65) 35.18 (27.97–42.40)
   Mexican-American and other 19.91 (9.72–34.08) 22.92 (13.21–32.62)
Family income-to-poverty ratio grading, %
   High (>3.50) 25.06 (17.69–33.68) 22.37 (15.89–28.85)
   Middle (>1.30–3.50) 46.96 (35.77–58.37) 47.29 (34.95–59.63)
   Low (0.00–1.30) 57.43 (43.38–70.66) 58.51 (46.16–70.85)
Smoking history, %
   Former 44.07 (35.93–52.45) 46.49 (37.62–55.37)
   Never 19.95 (10.81–32.15) 18.37 (9.04–27.58)
Self-reported SHS at home, %
   Yes 90.33 (61.42–99.53) 91.78 (80.56–100.00)
   No 32.80 (26.95–39.07) 32.74 (26.52–38.97)

Adjusted stratified prevalences were standardized by age groups and gender. Data obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007–2012), National Center for Health Statistics. COPD, chronic obstructive lung disease; CI, confidential interval; SHS, secondhand smoke.