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Table 2 Association between partly controlled/uncontrolled asthma and demographics and comorbid conditions

From: Determinants and impact of suboptimal asthma control in Europe: The INTERNATIONAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT ON ASTHMA CONTROL (LIAISON) study

Variable

Odd ratio

95 % CI

p-value

Gender

 Male vs. Female

0.7286

0.6542, 0.8115

<.0001

Age [years]

 18–39 vs. 40–64

0.8563

0.7576, 0.9678

0.0130

 Over 65 vs. 40–64

0.7667

0.6707, 0.8766

0.0001

BMI

 Overweight vs. Normal weight

1.2823

1.1365, 1.4467

<.0001

 Obese vs. Normal weight

1.7139

1.4985, 1.9603

<.0001

Smoking habits

 Current Smoker vs. Never smoker

1.5852

1.3474, 1.8649

<.0001

Environment

 Rural vs. Urban

1.2419

1.1094, 1.3902

0.0002

Gastro-esophageal reflux

 Yes vs. no

1.2480

1.0623, 1.4661

0.0070

Psychological disturbances

 Yes vs. no

1.8714

1.5087, 2.3212

<.0001

Respiratory infections

 Yes vs. no

2.4152

1.8992, 3.0715

<.0001

Congestive heart failure

 Yes vs. no

3.4972

2.2226, 5.5027

<.0001

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval
  2. The reference group is made of controlled asthmatics. Subjects with available data on variables included in the model were considered (n = 6421)
  3. Variables included in the logistic regression model were identified after stepwise selection
  4. For each stepwise selection, it was considered 0.05 as significance level for entering and for staying in the model
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