Predictors | Cases (n=11,808) | Controls (n=21,702) | Adjusted OR | (95% CI) |
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| N | (%) | N | (%) | | | |
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current smoker | 5,412 | (45.8) | 3,762 | (17.3) | 9.92 | (9.18, | 10.72) |
ex-smoker | 3,597 | (30.5) | 4,512 | (20.8) | 3.79 | (3.51, | 4.11) |
salbutamol*¹ | 5,973 | (50.6) | 1,889 | (8.7) | 4.07 | (3.73, | 4.45) |
prednisolone*¹ | 3,350 | (28.4) | 1,376 | (6.3) | 1.64 | (1.49, | 1.81) |
respiratory antibiotics*¹ | 7,805 | (66.1) | 7,302 | (33.7) | 1.50 | (1.41, | 1.61) |
dyspnoea*¹ | 3,014 | (25.5) | 1,141 | (5.3) | 3.54 | (3.23, | 3.88) |
wheeze*¹ | 1,446 | (12.3) | 370 | (1.7) | 1.86 | (1.61, | 2.16) |
cough*¹ | 5,473 | (46.4) | 3,743 | (17.3) | 1.56 | (1.45, | 1.67) |
chest infection*¹ | 4,598 | (38.9) | 2,475 | (11.4) | 2.00 | (1.85, | 2.17) |
asthma*² | 4,394 | (37.2) | 1,838 | (8.47) | 1.87 | (1.70, | 2.05) |