Table 2.
Determinants at baseline of survival in 785 adults with incident asthma during follow-up (2013) among participants in the Danish diet, cancer and health cohort
| Univariate model HR (95% CI) | Multivariate model HR (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||
| 50–55 | 1.00 | – |
| 55–60 | 0.84 (0.33 to 2.14) | |
| 60–65 | 0.76 (0.28 to 2.08) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 1.76 (1.12 to 2.75) | 1.83 (1.14 to 2.93) |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight/normal (<25 kg/m2) | 1.00 | – |
| Overweight (25–30 kg/m2) | 1.56 (0.93 to 2.63) | – |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 1.52 (0.79 to 2.91) | – |
| Smoking | ||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Previous | 0.67 (0.38 to 1.18) | 0.59 (0.33 to 1.05) |
| Current | 1.64 (0.96 to 2.78) | 1.39 (0.81 to 2.38) |
| Activity in leisure time | ||
| Inactive | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Active | 0.47 (0.29 to 0.74) | 0.53 (0.33 to 0.85) |
| Mean fruit intake | ||
| g/day | 0.91 (0.76 to 1.07) | – |
| Employment | ||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 1.17 (0.70 to 1.96) | 1.04 (0.87 to 1.25) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 2.77 (1.40 to 5.48) | 2.16 (2.06 to 4.40) |
| Married | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Divorced | 0.79 (0.41 to 1.51) | 0.76 (0.40 to 1.47) |
| Widowed | 0.83 (0.30 to 2.30) | 1.15 (0.40 to 3.27) |
| Myocardial infarction | ||
| – | 1.00 | – |
| + | 2.87 (1.04 to 7.89) | – |
| Stroke | ||
| – | 1.00 | – |
| + | 1.58 (0.22 to 11.43) | – |
| Diabetes | ||
| – | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| + | 3.58 (1.44 to 8.90) | 2.42 (0.96 to 6.11) |
| Hypertension | ||
| – | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| + | 2.57 (1.61 to 4.09) | 2.47 (1.54 to 3.95) |
CI, Confidence Interval; HR, Hazard Ratio.