Prevalence and Risk Factors of ACO (Asthma-COPD Overlap) in Aboriginal People

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of the risk factors associated with the prevalence of ACO.

Variables	Labels	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
Age	12 to 34	1
	35 to 44	1.01 (0.54 to 1.87)	0.9858
	45 to 54	2.43 (1.34 to 4.42)	0.0035
	55 to 64	2.00 (0.97 to 4.09)	0.0597
	65 and over	1.68 (0.71 to 3.99)	0.2406
Sex	Men	1
	Women	1.74 (1.25 to 2.45)	0.0013
Marital status	Married and living common-law	1
	Widowed, separated, and divorced	1.97 (1.19 to 3.25)	0.0080
	Single, never married	1.44 (0.94 to 2.20)	0.0908
Personal income	$50,000 to $100,000 and over	1
	$5000 or less income	1.59 (0.71 to 3.54)	0.2559
	$5000 to $19,999	3.00 (1.44 to 6.23)	0.0033
	$20,000 to 49,999	1.80 (0.89 to 3.66)	0.1019
Province	Ontario	1
	Atlantic	0.31 (0.16 to 0.61)	0.0007
	Quebec	1.58 (0.94 to 2.64)	0.0834
	Prairies	0.73 (0.47 to1.14)	0.1660
	British Columbia	0.51 (0.30 to 0.88)	0.0158
	Territories	0.21 (0.12 to 0.39)	<0.0001
Type of smoker	Not at all	1
	Daily	1.66 (1.14 to 2.41)	0.0084
	Occasionally	1.10 (0.52 to 2.00)	0.9896
Dwelling (owned/rented)	Owned	1
	Rented	1.76 (1.24 to 2.51)	0.0018
Dwelling in need of major repairs	No, only regular maintenance is needed	1
	Yes, major repairs are needed	2.31 (1.46 to 3.65)	0.0004
	Yes, minor repairs are needed	1.15 (0.79 to 1.69)	0.4579
Diabetes	Gestational and no diagnosis of diabetes	1
	Diabetes type 1 and type 2	1.68 (1.10 to 2.58)	0.0188
Number of paid hours per week	0 to 20 hours	1
	21 to 40 hours	1.16 (0.55 to 2.44)	0.7004
	41 to 80 hours	2.83 (1.12 to 7.14)	0.0273
	80 hours and over	2.85 (1.36 to 5.97)	0.0057

Including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Including Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest Territories.