Table 2 New-onset adult wheeze in relation to gender, atopy, rhinitis, CB, age, and BMI
From: Incidence of new-onset wheeze: a prospective study in a large middle-aged general population
All years, 1993-2003 | Smoking years | Ex-smoking years | Never-smoking years | Incidence rate ratios (smoking/never- smoking years) | Incidence rate ratios (ex- /never- smoking years) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 4.3 (3.9–4.8) | 7.9 (6.8–9.3) | 4.2 (3.0–4.7) | 3.0 (2.5–3.6) | 2.6 (2.1–3.3) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
Women | 4.8 (4.2–5.5) | 8.3 (6.8–10.1) | 4.8 (3.6–6.3) | 2.9 (2.3–3.7) | 2.8 (2.1–3.9) | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) |
Men | 3.8 (3.3–4.5) | 7.4 (5.6–9.5) | 2.9 (2.0–4.1) | 3.1 (2.4–3.9) | 2.4 (1.6–3.4) | 1.4 (0.96–2.1) |
Atopic | 4.9 (3.8–6.2) | 8.2 (5.2–12.5) | 5.3 (3.2–8.3) | 3.6 (2.4–5.1) | 2.3 (1.3–4.2) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) |
Non-atopic | 4.2 (3.7–4.7) | 7.9 (6.6–9.4) | 3.5 (2.7–4.5) | 2.8 (2.3–3.4) | 2.8 (2.1–3.7) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
Rhinitis | 6.6 (5.5–7.8) | 11.4 (8.5–14.9) | 5.5 (3.8–7.8) | 5.0 (3.7–6.6) | 2.3 (1.5–3.4) | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) |
Non-rhinitis | 3.6 (3.2–4.1) | 7.0 (5.7–8.5) | 3.1 (2.3–4.1) | 2.5 (2.0–3.1) | 2.8 (2.1–3.8) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) |
CB (5 cases) | 10.0 (3.3–23) | 10.1 (0.2–56) | 6.2 (0.1–35) | 13.4 (2.8–39) | --- | --- |
Non-CB | 4.3 (3.9–4.7) | 7.9 (6.7–9.3) | 3.8 (3.0–4.7) | 3.0 (2.5–3.5) | 2.7 (2.1–3.4) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
BMI ≥30 (2003) | 7.6 (5.9–9.8) | 14.3 (9.3–21) | 6.1 (3.4–10.1) | 5.5 (3.4–8.5) | 2.6 (1.4–4.8) | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) |
BMI < 30 (2003) | 4.0 (3.5–4.4) | 7.3 (6.1–8.6) | 3.5 (2.7–4.5) | 2.8 (2.3–3.3) | 2.6 (2.0–3.4) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
20–30 years old | 5.2 (4.3–6.1) | 10.0 (7.6–12.9) | 4.8 (2.9–7.6) | 3.7 (2.9–4.7) | 2.7 (1.9–3.9) | 1.3 (0.7–2.2) |
31–40 years old | 3.6 (2.9–4.4) | 6.4 (4.6–8.7) | 3.2 (2.0–7.6) | 2.5 (1.7–3.6) | 2.5 (1.6–4.1) | 1.3 (0.7–2.2) |
41–50 years old | 4.2 (3.5–5.0) | 7.7 (5.9–9.8) | 3.8 (2.8–5.2) | 2.6 (1.8–3.6) | 3.0 (1.9–4.7) | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) |