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Table 4 Predictors of severe and very severe COPD among study participants assessed for COPD severity (N = 46)

From: Albuminuria in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study in an African patient cohort

Predictors

Test group

Comparative

OR

95% CI

P value

Smoking History

Ever smoker

Never smoker

11.5

1.3–98.4

0.026

Smoking status

Currently smoker

Former smoker

1.7

0.4–6.9

0.465

Pack-years smok.

≥10 - Heavy smoker

< 10- non-heavy

2.0

0.3–12.9

0.466

History of CVD

Yes

No

2.2

0.5–10.2

0.327

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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