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General respiratory symptoms
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Past year recurrent cough (≥ 3 recognizable episodes)
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1.3 (0.8–1.9)
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1.9 (1.2–2.9)
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0.004
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Past year recurrent shortness of breath (≥ 3 recognizable episodes)
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1.6 (1.1–2.3)
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1.7 (1.1–2.6)
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0.001
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Past year recurrent exertional shortness of breath that disappears after rest
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1.8 (1.2–2.7)
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2.0 (1.3–3.2)
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<0.001
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Past year recurrent shortness of breath almost all the time
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3.0 (1.3–6.8)
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2.6 (1.1–6.3)
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0.02
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Symptoms/diagnosis suggestive of asthma
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Past year wheezing/whistling in the chest
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1.4 (0.8–2.2)
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1.7 (1.0–2.8)
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0.05
|
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Past year recurrent episodic dry cough accompanied by wheezing/whistling
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1.9 (1.0–3.7)
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1.9 (0.9–3.9)
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0.05
|
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Past year recurrent nocturnal cough, not related to colds, that wakes the subject up
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1.2 (0.7–1.9)
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1.9 (1.1–3.2)
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0.02
|
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Past year recurrent episodic shortness of breath accompanied by wheezing
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2.2 (1.1–4.4)
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1.6 (0.7–3.7)
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0.06
|
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Ever diagnosed asthma
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1.8 (1.2–2.8)
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1.4 (0.9–2.4)
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0.1
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Hay fever (nasal allergy symptoms with eye itching and watering)
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0.9 (0.6–1.3)
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1.5 (0.9–2.3)
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0.01
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Symptoms/diagnosis suggestive of chronic bronchitis
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Productive cough that lasts most of the winter
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1.2 (0.7–2.2)
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1.6 (0.8–2.9)
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0.2
|
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Recurrent shortness of breath accompanied by cough and phlegm
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2.2 (1.1–4.7)
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2.5 (1.1–5.6)
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0.02
|
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Ever diagnosed chronic bronchitis/emphysema
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1.1 (0.5–2.2)
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1.2 (0.5–2.7)
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0.6
|
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Symptoms/diagnosis suggestive of respiratory infection
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Past year recurrent cough accompanying upper respiratory infections (cold, flue)
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1.0 (0.7–1.6)
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1.5 (0.9–2.4)
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0.1
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Past year recurrent cough with bloody phlegm
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1.1 (0.5–2.6)
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1.4 (0.6–3.4)
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0.7
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Past year sinusitis
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1.0 (0.6–1.7)
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1.7 (1.0–2.9)
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0.09
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Past year diagnosed acute lower respiratory infection (bronchitis, pneumonia)
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1.3 (0.7–2.3)
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1.9 (1.1–3.6)
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0.03
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