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Table 3 Year of birth, gender, life style and sleep related variables in association with respiratory symptoms and disorder (adjusteda odds ratio (95% CI))

From: Change in the prevalence asthma, rhinitis and respiratory symptom over a 20 year period: associations to year of birth, life style and sleep related symptoms

 

Wheeze

Nocturnal dyspnea

Nocturnal cough

Asthma

Allergic rhinitis

Born 1945–1955

1

1

1

1

1

 1956–1965

1.04 (0.92–1.18)

0.93 (0.82–1.05)

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

1.03 (0.84–1.27)

1.62 (1.32–1.99)

 1966–1975

1.14 (0.99–1.33)

0.95 (0.81–1.10)

1.11 (0.99–1.25)

1.05 (0.82–1.34)

2.36 (1.85–3.01)

Women

1.09 (0.97–1.22)

1.26 (1.13–1.41)

2.35 (2.14–2.57)

1.66 (1.38–2.01)

1.58 (1.32–1.89)

Smokers

5.65 (5.00–6.38)

1.68 (1.49–1.89)

2.04 (1.86–2.25)

0.98 (0.81–1.18)

0.60 (0.51–0.72)

Obesity

2.97 (2.55–3.45)

1.69 (1.45–1.96)

1.78 (1.57–2.02)

2.05 (1.62–2.60)

0.86 (0.68–1.09)

Snoring

1.85 (1.64–2.09)

1.71 (1.51–1.94)

1.56 (1.41–1.72)

1.61 (1.33–1.95)

1.42 (1.19–1.70)

Gastroesophageal reflux

2.85 (2.41–3.37)

3.67 (3.13–4.31)

2.50 (2.17–2.88)

2.78 (2.17–3.57)

1.73 (1.34–2.23)

  1. aadjusted for centre and all the variables in the table