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. 2021 Dec 31;19(1):408. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010408

Table 3.

The association between adults with COPD and last-month substance use/misuse.

Dependent Variables Independent Variables
COPD COPD X Serious
Psychological Distress
COPD X Gender
Tobacco cigarettes 2.48 [1.80–3.42] 1.17 [0.73–1.88] 0.78 [0.49–1.24]
Tobacco cigars 1.29 [0.77–2.15] 0.95 [0.55–1.63] 0.83 [0.55–1.63]
Pipe tobacco 1.08 [0.36–3.22] 3.85 [1.46–10.13] 1.02 [0.37–2.80]
Smokeless tobacco 3.65 [1.75–7.65] 0.61 [0.27–1.39] 0.23 [0.10–0.50]
Alcohol 0.61 [0.45–0.84] 1.64 [1.04–2.58] 1.01 [0.62–1.60]
Marijuana 1.11 [0.81–1.51] 1.14 [0.72–1.79] 1.01 [0.65–1.55]
Cocaine 0.97 [0.44–2.13] 0.57 [0.18–1.83] 0.62 [0.31–1.22]
Crack 0.47 [0.13–1.62] 2.32 [0.49–10.91] 0.25 [0.04–1.33]
Heroin 0.69 [0.26–1.82] 1.01 [0.29–3.40] 1.08 [0.33–3.52]
Hallucinogens 0.98 [0.51–1.87] 0.26 [0.08–0.81] 1.66 [0.57–4.83]
Inhalants 1.28 [0.32–5.03] 0.14 [0.02–0.74] 1.33 [0.29–6.16]
Non-prescribed
pain relievers
0.72 [0.42–1.24] 0.92 [0.44–1.92] 1.36 [0.78–2.38]
Non-prescribed tranquilizers 1.08 [0.55–2.11] 1.27 [0.57–2.85] 0.83 [0.37–1.83]
Non-prescribed stimulants 0.75 [0.33–1.70] 1.39 [0.58–3.30] 0.73 [0.31–1.71]
Non-prescribed sedatives 0.42 [0.15–1.15] 0.92 [0.20–4.24] 2.84 [0.59–13.49]
Any tobacco use 2.57 [1.91–3.48] 1.10 [0.70–1.71] 0.54 [0.34–0.85]
Any substance use 0.69 [0.51–0.93] 1.51 [0.90–2.52] 1.06 [0.66–1.69]
Any substance misuse 1.09 [0.77–1.55] 0.82 [0.52–1.28] 1.48 [0.94–2.35]

Adjusted Odds Ratios of last-month substance use/misuse among adults with COPD. All models were controlled for gender, age, educational attainment, race, income, last-month serious psychological distress, and sampling year.