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Table 4 Factors predicting class membershipa, i.e. asthma subtype, among women and men separately

From: Subtypes of asthma based on asthma control and severity: a latent class analysis

 

Women

Men

Moderate

Partly controlled asthma

Unknown severity

Uncontrolled asthma

Severe

Uncontrolled asthma

 

Unknown severity

Uncontrolled asthma

Severe

Partly controlled asthma

 

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

LR test P-valueb

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

LR test P-valuea

Age

 <30

Reference

   

Reference

  

 30–59

1.49 (0.88–2.52)

8.88 (1.37–57.58)

2.02 (0.77–5.26)

0.00

3.35 (1.10–10.18)

4.10 (1.14–14.72)

0.00

 ≥60

1.76 (0.90–3.44)

22.25 (3.30–149.98)

2.01 (0.68–5.96)

0.00

5.32 (1.64–17.28)

4.84 (1.25–18.77)

0.00

BMI

 ≤25

Reference

   

Reference

  

 26–30

1.12 (0.74–1.68)

1.28 (0.72–2.28)

1.42 (0.77–2.61)

0.69

1.09 (0.55–2.15)

1.89 (0.93–3.83)

0.27

 >30

1.46 (0.85–2.49)

4.34 (2.53–7.44)

3.20 (1.71–5.98)

0.00

4.60 (2.26–9.36)

4.53 (2.07–9.90)

0.00

Allergic diseases

 No

Reference

   

Reference

  

 Yes

1.23 (0.83–1.82)

1.19 (0.74–1.92)

1.84 (1.03–3.28)

0.19

0.93 (0.54–1.62)

1.67 (0.94–2.96)

0.20

COPD diagnosed by a doctor

 No

Reference

   

Reference

  

 Yes

1.98 (0.80–4.91)

7.17 (3.42–15.00)

10.74 (4.83–23.88)

0.00

9.01 (4.35–18.66)

9.57 (4.62–19.83)

0.00

  1. aControlled, mild asthma was the reference asthma subtype
  2. bLikelihood X 2-ratio P-value
  3. Italicized Odds Ratio are statistically significant at P-value < 0.05