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. 2021 May 13;16(5):e0250430. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250430

Table 3. Association between cancer among asthma patients and other co-morbidities.

Comorbidities Asthmatic patient free from cancer n(%) Asthmatic patient with cancer n(%) OR (95%CI) p-value
Goiter 16(1) 4(11) 13.34(4.24–41.91) 0.001
HTN 412(23) 17(45) 2.79(1.146–5.33) 0.002
Hyperlipidemia 269(15) 11(29) 2.36(1.16–4.82) 0.019
Cardiovascular 96(5) 5(13) 2.74(1.05–7.17) 0.051
AR 677(37) 10(26) 0.61(0.30–1.26) 0.117
DM 455(25) 13(34) 1.57(0.80–3.10) 0.13
IBD 6(0.3) 1(3) 8.22(0.97–69.96) 0.134
Autoimmune Disease 91(5) 3(8) 1.64(0.49–5.43) 0.298
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis 17(1) 1(3) 2.88(0.37–22.23) 0.31
Urticaria 19(1) 1(3) 2.58(0.34–19.75) 0.338
OSA 119(7) 3(8) 1.23(0.37–4.07) 0.457
GERD 87(5) 2(5) 1.11(0.26–4.70) 0.549
Hypothyroidism 95(5) 2(5) 1.02(0.24–4.28) 0.596
Rheumatoid Arthritis 62(3) 1(3) 0.77(0.10–571) 0.631