Childhood pneumonia increases risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPDGene study

Respiratory Research

Table 2 COPD in Subjects With and Without History of Childhood Pneumonia

	Childhood Pneumonia		No Childhood Pneumonia		Impact of Childhood Pneumonia^a
	N = 687 (8.5 %)		N = 7364 (91.5 %)		OR	(95 % CI)	p Value^b
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

Abbreviations: COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
^aEach row represents a separate regression model, odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for logistic regression
^bCovariates for all analyses = age at enrollment in years + gender + race + pack years

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