From: Childhood pneumonia increases risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPDGene study
Childhood Pneumonia | No Childhood Pneumonia | Impact of Childhood Pneumoniaa | |||||
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N = 687 (8.5 %) | N = 7364 (91.5 %) | OR | (95 % CI) | p Valueb | |||
COPD, GOLD 2-4 | 405 | (59.0 %) | 3267 | (44.4 %) | 1.40 | (1.17, 1.66) | <0.001 |
COPD, GOLD 2-4 + adjusted for childhood asthma | 1.30 | (1.09, 1.55) | 0.003 |