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Table 5 Associations between lifestyle factors and contact to GP with respiratory alarm symptoms for women

From: Lifestyle factors and contact to general practice with respiratory alarm symptoms—a population-based study

 

At least one respiratory alarm symptom

Prolonged coughing

Shortness of breath

Prolonged hoarseness

 

OR

Adj. ORa

95 % CI

P-valuec

OR

Adj. ORa

95 % CI

P-valuec

OR

Adj. ORa

95 % CI

P-valuec

OR

Adj. ORa

95 % CI

P-valuec

Age

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

 20–39

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

 40–59

1.48

1.47

1.21–1.77

 

1.33

1.4

1.05–1.87

 

1.52

1.49

1.17–1.91

 

3.51

3.41

1.95–5.98

 

 60–79

2.51

2.52

2.08–3.04

 

2.23

2.33

1.76–3.08

 

3.09

3.31

2.56–4.28

 

4.61

4.74

2.73–8.23

 

  > 80

2.78

2.37

1.70–3.32

 

2.58

2.13

1.31–3.46

 

3.70

3.26

2.05–5.18

 

3.52

3.45

1.62–7.37

 

Smoking status

                

 Never

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

 Former

1.33

1.20

1.02–1.41

 

1.23

1.14

0.90–1.45

 

1.39

1.17

0.94–1.47

 

0.89

0.78

0.54–1.13

 

 Current

0.79

0.83

0.70–0.98

 

0.64

0.67

0.53–0.83

 

1.03

1.05

0.84–1.33

 

0.66

0.73

0.49–1.09

 

Alcohol intake

   

<0.001b

   

<0.001b

   

0.004b

   

0.016b

 0 units/week

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

 1–7 units/week

0.77

0.72

0.59–0.88

 

0.72

0.67

0.50–0.88

 

0.88

0.83

0.64–1.06

 

0.73

0.70

0.45–1.10

 

 8–21 units/week

0.64

0.57

0.44–0.72

 

0.55

0.51

0.36–0.71

 

0.75

0.60

0.43–0.83

 

0.48

0.46

0.26–0.83

 

  ≥ 22 units/week

0.53

0.48

0.28–0.80

 

0.59

0.54

0.28–1.03

 

0.80

0.72

0.31–1.64

 

0.59

0.59

0.17–2.01

 

Body Mass Index

                

 Underweight (<18.5)

1.26

1.19

0.81–1.74

 

1.19

1.13

0.67–1.89

 

1.29

1.05

0.63–1.76

 

1.68

1.76

0.80–3.86

 

 Normal (18.5–24.9)

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

1

1

  

 Overweight (25–29.9)

1.17

1.03

0.88–1.21

 

1.06

0.92

0.74–1.15

 

1.15

0.99

0.79–1.24

 

1.04

0.89

0.61–1.29

 

 Obese (≥30)

1.26

1.11

0.93–1.33

 

1.20

1.07

0.83–1.38

 

1.16

0.99

0.78–1.26

 

1.59

1.45

0.96–2.21

 
  1. Adj Adjusted
  2. aAdjusted for all variables: age, smoking status, alcohol intake and body mass index (except when the variable itself was being examined)
  3. bOnly tested for those who drink more than 0 units/week
  4. cTest for trend
  5. Bold indicates significance at 5 % level