From: Association of body mass index and COPD exacerbation among patients with chronic bronchitis
 | Cases/at risk | Person-years | Incidence rate (per 1000 person-years) | Crude IRR (95% CI) | Adjusteda IRR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
Chronic bronchitis | ||||||
 Non-CB | 327/813 | 629 | 520 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 CB | 224/451 | 317 | 707 | 1.36 (1.14–1.62) | 1.33 (1.12–1.59) | 1.19 (0.97–1.44) |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
 BMI ≥ 25 | 116/328 | 265 | 438 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 BMI < 25 | 435/936 | 681 | 639 | 1.46 (1.19–1.79) | 1.20 (0.97–1.48) | 1.23 (0.97–1.56) |
Chronic bronchitis and BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
 Non-CB and BMI ≥ 25 | 76/230 | 189 | 402 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Non-CB and BMI < 25 | 251/583 | 439 | 572 | 1.43 (1.10–1.84) | 1.20 (0.89–1.55) | 1.21 (0.89–1.62) |
 CB and BMI ≥ 25 | 40/98 | 76 | 526 | 1.32 (0.90–1.94) | 1.36 (0.91–2.00) | 1.20 (0.77–1.88) |
 CB and BMI < 25 | 184/353 | 241 | 763 | 1.90 (1.45–2.49) | 1.58 (1.19–2.10) | 1.41 (1.02–1.91) |