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. 2007 May 3;62(10):889–897. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.061457

Table 2 Prevalence of COPD and outcome of logistic regression analysis in urban Liwang and rural Yunyan*.

COPD n (%) Crude OR (95% CI) p Value Adjusted OR (95% CI) p Value
Area† 0.004 0.037
 Rural Yunyan 176 (12.0) 1.71 (1.26 to 2.33) 1.83 (1.05 to 3.19)
 Urban Liwang 134 (7.4) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Sex† <0.001 <0.001
 Men 218 (15.9) 3.87 (3.04 to 4.92) 2.90 (2.20 to 3.82)
 Women 92 (4.8) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Age group (years)† <0.001 <0.001
 40–49 41 (3.6) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 50–59 45 (6.0) 1.72 (1.15 to 2.55) 1.57 (0.97 to 2.55)
 60–69 113 (13.0) 3.97 (2.14 to 7.33) 3.97 (2.04 to 7.74)
 ⩾70 111 (20.7) 7.53 (4.48 to 12.64) 7.77 (4.25 to 14.21)
Education (years)† 0.001 0.047
 0 117 (11.2) 1.78 (1.39 to 2.29) 1.68 (1.01 to 2.81)
 1–6 112 (11.0) 1.73 (1.17 to 2.55) 1.09 (0.75 to 1.58)
 ⩾7 81 (6.6) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Smoking status† <0.001 0.029
 Non‐smokers without ETS 54 (6.0) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Non‐smokers with ETS 60 (5.0) 0.82 (0.59 to 1.15) 1.33 (0.85 to 2.08)
 Smokers <15 pack‐years 37 (11.4) 2.02 (1.06 to 3.85) 1.40 (0.71 to 2.75)
 Smokers ⩾15 pack‐years 159 (18.1) 3.53 (2.51 to 4.97) 1.83 (1.14 to 2.95)
Occupational exposure to dust† 0.018 0.364
 Yes 203 (11.0) 1.51 (1.10 to 2.07) 1.19 (0.78 to 1.82)
 No 107 (7.4) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Respiratory disease in family† 0.002 <0.001
 Yes 99 (13.7) 1.72 (1.30 to 2.28) 1.98 (1.62 to 2.41)
 No 211 (8.2) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Cough in childhood† 0.001 <0.001
 Often/sometimes 33 (18.6) 2.30 (1.58 to 3.34) 3.23 (2.17 to 4.82)
 Seldom 277 (8.9) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
BMI (kg/m2)† <0.001 <0.001
 ⩾24.0 45 (4.3) 0.39 (0.23 to 0.66) 0.45 (0.26 to 0.79)
 18.5–23.9 212 (10.4) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 <18.5 53 (24.2) 2.76 (2.07 to 3.68) 2.88 (1.97 to 4.23)
Life quality† 0.123 0.330
 Poor 43 (9.2) 1.51 (0.92 to 2.48) 0.79 (0.38 to 1.65)
 General 250 (9.8) 1.60 (0.95 to 2.69) 1.05 (0.60 to 1.85)
 Good 17 (6.1) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Fuel type‡ 0.019 0.021
 LPG 132 (7.3) 1.00 (reference)
 Coal 21 (12.2) 1.55 (0.74 to 3.22)
 Biomass 157 (12.0) 1.72 (1.27 to 2.35)
Local exhaust ventilation in kitchen‡ <0.001 0.011
 Yes 111 (6.8) 1.00 (reference)
 No 199 (11.9) 1.85 (1.45 to 2.36)

ETS, environmental tobacco smoke; BMI, body mass index; LPG, liquid petroleum gas.

*Data of 3286 participants were analysed and are presented as number (%) of observations and OR (95% CI).

†These variables were included in the multivariate logistic regression model.

‡Fuel type and local exhaust ventilation in kitchen excluded from multivariate model because they were collinear with urban/rural residence.