Table 2.
State-specific age-adjusted prevalence of respiratory symptoms in adults ≥ 18 years old using the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System health survey (Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Texas)
| Smoking status | SOB | Productive cough | DOE | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current smoker | Former smoker | Never smoker | Severea | Moderateb | Minimalc | Severe d | Moderatee | Minimalf | Severeg | Moderateh | Minimali | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| FL | 15.0 (13.1–17.0) | 25.8 (23.8–27.8) | 59.2 (56.8–61.7) | 3.1 (2.3–4.1) | 7.1 (5.9–8.3) | 73.9 (71.7–76.2) | 6.7 (5.5–7.9) | 8.5 (7.1–9.9) | 68.8 (66.5–71.2) | 10.8 (9.2–12.3) | 4.8 (3.7–5.8) | 66.2 (63.8–68.6) |
| KY | 26.4 (24.4–28.3) | 23.4 (21.8–25.0) | 50.3 (48.2–52.3) | 6.9 (5.8–8.0) | 11.4 (10.2–12.6) | 75.6 (73.9–77.4) | 12.2 (10.9–13.5) | 10.7 (9.5–11.8) | 70.3 (68.5–72.1) | 19.3 (17.7–20.9) | 5.1 (4.2–6.1) | 65.9 (64.0–67.8) |
| SC | 20.2 (18.9–21.5) | 23.4 (22.2–24.5) | 56.4 (54.9–57.9) | 3.6 (3.1–4.1) | 8.1 (7.3–9.0) | 68.3 (67.0–70.0) | 7.8 (7.1–8.6) | 9.6 (8.7–10.5) | 62.3 60.9–63.8) | 10.7 (9.9–11.6) | 4.6 (4.0–5.2) | 63.0 (61.6–64.4) |
| TX | 15.2 (14.1–16.5) | 20.8 (19.5–22.0) | 64.0 (62.4.-65.6) | 2.2 (1.8–2.5) | 5.0 (4.4–5.6) | 40.7 (39.4–42.0) | 4.1 (36.1–46.3) | 5.1 (4.5–5.7) | 38.6 (37.3–39.8) | 9.1 (8.3–9.9) | 2.0 (1.6–2.4) | 34.9 (33.6–36.2) |
SOB shortness of breath, DOE dyspnea on exertion, FL Florida, KY Kentucky, SC South Carolina, TX Texas
aSevere shortness of breath (SOB): all of the time or most of the time in the last 30 days
bModerate SOB: some of the time in the last 30 days
cMinimal SOB a little of the time or none of the time over the last 30 days
dSevere productive cough: cough up phlegm or mucus every day or most days in the last 30 days
eModerate productive cough: cough up phlegm or mucus a few days in the last 30 days
fMinimal productive cough: cough up phlegm or mucus only with colds or never in the last 30 days
gSevere dyspnea on exertion (DOE): agree slightly or strongly that physical activity is affected by shortness of breath over the past year
hModerate DOE: neither agree nor disagree that physical activity is affected by shortness of breath over the past year
iMinimal DOE: disagree slightly or strongly that physical activity is affected by shortness of breath over the past year