Table 3 Adjusted percentage* of past/current smokers, unemployed/retired subjects, subjects with asthma, and subjects with allergic rhinitis
From: Diverging trends of chronic bronchitis and smoking habits between 1998 and 2010
Adjusted % [95% CI] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
ISAYA (1998/2000) | GEIRD (2007/2010) | p-value† | |
Past light smokers | 11.2 [10.9−11.6] | 11.7 [11.1−12.2] | 0.219 |
Past heavy smokers | 1.2 [1.1−1.3] | 0.8 [0.7−1.0] | <0.001 |
Current light smokers | 22.5 [22.0−23.1] | 19.8 [18.9−20.7] | <0.001 |
Current heavy smokers | 7.0 [6.7−7.4] | 4.2 [3.8−4.6] | <0.001 |
Unemployed/retired subjects | 5.3 [5.1−5.6] | 6.0 [5.7−6.3] | 0.005 |
Subjects with asthma | 5.0 [4.7−5.3] | 6.2 [5.6−6.8] | 0.003 |
Subjects with allergic rhinitis | 19.5 [19.2−19.9] | 24.5 [23.8−25.2] | <0.001 |