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Table 5 Predictors for treatment with systemic corticosteroids during exacerbations in 79 patients with asthma or COPD using multivariable logistic regression

From: Predictors of treatment with antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care

 

OR (95%CI)

P-value

FEV1/FVC < 0.7 - yes vs no

3.7 (1.1-11.7)

0.03

Very bothersome dyspnea - yes vs no

2.9 (0.8-9.9)

0.09

Crackles - yes vs no

4.3 (1.3-14.0)

0.01

Oxygen saturation (SpO2) < 93% - yes vs no

5.7 (0.6-56.4)

0.1

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