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. 2019 May 16;156(5):944–953. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.106

Table 3.

Multivariable Analysis of Moderate-to-Severe Sleep Disordered Breathing (AHI3 ≥ 15 Events per Hour) Across Smoking Categories Among US Hispanics/Latino Subjects According to Age and Sex

Variable Female Subjects Aged 18-34 Years
Female Subjects Aged 35-54 Years
Female Subjects Aged 55-76 Years
Male Subjects Aged 18-34 Years
Male Subjects Aged 35-54 Years
Male Subjects Aged 55-76 Years
(n = 1,683)
(n = 4,173)
(n = 2,531)
(n = 1,423)
(n = 2,548)
(n = 1,505)
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Smoking status
 Never smoked 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Former smoker < 5 cases NA 2.11 (1.22-3.66) .008 1.10 (0.77-1.59) .595 1.55 (0.59-4.03) .370 1.18 (0.82-1.70) .375 0.54 (0.36-0.79) .002
 Current smoker < 5 cases NA 1.53 (0.94-2.51) .088 1.42 (0.84-2.39) .194 1.26 (0.52-3.02) .610 1.28 (0.88-1.86) .204 0.50 (0.30-0.82) .006
Former/current combined (Ref = never smoked) < 5 cases NA 1.83 (1.19-2.81) .006 1.20 (0.85-1.69) .292 1.37 (0.64-2.92) .414 1.23 (0.92-1.64) .170 0.52 (0.37-0.74) < .001
Pack-years (Ref = never smoked)
 < 20 pack-years < 5 cases NA 1.84 (1.15-2.95) .011 1.41 (0.94-2.11) .093 1.39 (0.64-3.01) .399 1.22 (0.88-1.70) .228 0.64 (0.44-0.95) .027
 ≥ 20 pack-years < 5 cases NA 1.80 (1.00-3.24) .052 0.90 (0.53-1.53) .689 < 5 cases NA 1.23 (0.80-1.88) .347 0.42 (0.27-0.64) < .001
 P-for-trend NA .0053 .739 .3992 .1994 .0001
Smoking intensity (among current smokers; Ref = never smoked)
 Nondaily smoker < 5 cases NA 0.62 (0.26-1.46) .271 2.40 (0.96-6.01) .062 1.38 (0.49-3.84) .540 1.45 (0.84-2.50) .183 0.91 (0.41-2.06) .828
 0-9 cigarettes/d < 5 cases NA 1.45 (0.61-3.45) .401 1.08 (0.56-2.10) .814 0.92 (0.21-4.06) .913 1.19 (0.63-2.28) .591 0.44 (0.20-0.97) .043
 ≥ 10 cigarettes/d < 5 cases NA 2.72 (1.45-5.12) .002 1.47 (0.64-3.36) .366 1.44 (0.39-5.30) 0.584 1.16 (0.65-2.06) .617 0.43 (0.21-0.88) .021
 P-for-trenda NA .004 .3136 .9684 .5454 .1349

Models adjusted for age within subgroups, as well as BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, field center, Hispanic/Latino national background, place of birth (within vs outside US mainland), health insurance status, educational attainment, annual household income, alcohol use level, hay fever, and menopausal status. See Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviation.

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P-for-trend calculation for smoking intensity performed while restricting the analysis to current smokers.