Table 4 Multivariate logistic regressions: Odds ratio for associations between each clinical subtype and treatment subgroups (first line of each cell in a row) and each treatment subgroup and clinical subtypes (second line of each cell in a column, in italic)
Odds ratio | Trt type 1 | Trt type 2 | Trt type 3 | Trt type 40 | Trt type 5 | Trt type 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebulised treatments | Fixed combinations | LABA and inhaled corticosteroids prescribed separately | Non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy | Fixed combinations of short acting anticholinergic and β2 agonist | Flu and pneumococcal vaccines | |
Clinical type 1 | ||||||
Exposed but not severely impaired patients | 0.611 3 | 0.713 1 | 0.581 1 | 0.198 4 | 0.592 2 | 0.575 3 |
0.636 2 | 0.800 0 | 0.686 1 | 0.255 3 | 0.637 2 | 0.500 4 | |
Clinical type 2 | ||||||
Overweight smokers with comorbidities | 0.7810 | 0.9070 | 0.8910 | 3.625 4 | 1.0600 | 0.581 2 |
0.877 0 | 0.939 0 | 1.004 0 | 4.396 4 | 1.221 0 | 0.762 0 | |
Clinical type 3 | ||||||
Severe airflow obstruction | 1.636 3 | 1.605 3 | 1.580 1 | 6.214 4 | 1.382 1 | 1.606 3 |
1.683 4 | 1.455 3 | 1.207 0 | 7.381 4 | 1.381 2 | 2.095 4 | |
Clinical type 4 | ||||||
Women | 1.1420 | 0.9520 | 1.2930 | 0.8210 | 1.2500 | 1.1050 |
1.097 0 | 0.868 0 | 1.274 0 | 1.101 0 | 1.254 0 | 1.194 0 | |
Clinical type 5 | ||||||
Symptoms of chronic bronchitis | 1.1160 | 0.9860 | 0.8680 | 1.1170 | 1.0950 | 2.210 4 |
1.161 0 | 1.083 0 | 0.912 0 | 1.243 0 | 1.107 0 | 2.221 4 | |
Clinical type 6 | ||||||
Elderly patients with cardiovascular comorbidity | 0.686 2 | 1.335 1 | 1.0220 | 1.3080 | 0.9540 | 1.441 2 |
0.733 1 | 1.323 1 | 0.899 0 | 1.200 0 | 1.087 0 | 1.351 1 | |