Table 2– Inhaled therapies and low-dose azithromycin in cases and controls
Treatment#CasesControlsOR (95% CI)p-value
Inhaled antibiotics
 1 year before15/30 (50.0)35/58 (60.3)0.7 (0.3–1.6)0.4
 2 years before18/29 (62.1)22/49 (44.9)1.9 (0.7– 4.9)0.2
 3 years before12/24 (50.0)15/41 (36.6)1.8 (0.6– 5.3)0.3
 4 years before8/21 (38.1)13/37 (35.1)1.1 (0.4– 3.2)0.3
Inhaled rhDnase
 1 year before18/30 (60.0)32/58 (55.2)1.3 (0.5–3.7)0.6
 2 years before19/29 (65.5)27/49 (55.1)1.6 (0.6– 4.6)0.4
 3 years before13/24 (54.2)19/41 (46.3)1.3 (0.4– 3.9)0.6
 4 years before13/21 (61.9)21/37 (56.8)1.2 (0.3– 4.6)0.3
Inhaled steroids
 1 year before8/30 (26.7)26/58 (44.8)0.4 (0.1–1.2)0.08
 2 years before11/29 (37.9)21/49 (42.9)0.8 (0.3–2.2)0.7
 3 years before11/24 (45.8)18/41 (43.9)1.1 (0.4–3.5)0.6
 4 years before3/21 (14.3)15/37 (40.6)
Low-dose azithromycin
 1 year before10/28 (35.7)23/58 (39.7)0.9 (0.3–2.3)0.8
 2 years before8/29 (27.6)20/51 (39.2)0.6 (0.2–1.7)0.4
 3 years before3/23 (13.0)9/41 (22.0)0.4 (0.1–2.0)0.4
 4 years before4/21 (19.0)11/37 (29.7)0.6 (0.2–1.9)0.3
  • Data are presented as n/N (%), unless otherwise stated. #: at least three consecutive months; : the log-likelihood ratio test was not applicable because there were no nonexposed cases matched to exposed controls.