Research Article

A Strong Graded Relationship between Level of Obesity and COPD: Findings from a National Population-Based Study of Lifelong Nonsmokers

Table 4

Logistic regression analyses of COPD among non-Hispanic white older men (aged 50+) who had never smoked () (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Model 1: obesityModel 1: 95% CIModel 2: fully adjustedModel 2: 95% CI

Obesity
BMI <25 (ref)1.001.00
Overweight (25–29)0.91(0.76, 1.07)0.99(0.83, 1.17)
Obese (BMI = 30–39.9)1.55(1.31, 1.84)1.71(1.43, 2.04)
Class III obesity (BMI ≥40)3.25(2.52, 4.20)3.21(2.46, 4.20)

Age by decade
50s (ref)1.00
60s1.53(1.31, 1.79)
70s1.95(1.62, 1.34)
80+1.61(1.28, 2.03)
Height0.99(0.97, 1.01)

Socioeconomic status
Education
  Did not graduate high school1.20(0.96, 1.53)
  Graduated high school0.97(0.82, 1.15)
  Attended college or technical school1.09(0.93, 1.29)
  College or technical school graduate (ref)1.00
Household income
  $75,000 or more (ref)1.00
  $50,000 to less than $75,0001.32(1.06, 1.66)
  $25,000–$49,9992.34(1.93, 2.84)
  $15,000–$24,9993.48(2.78, 4.35)
  <$15,0006.26(4.86, 8.08)
  Missing2.01(1.58, 2.56)

Household conditions
Marital status
  Married at least once0.94(0.76, 1.17)
  Never married (ref)1.00
Number of adults/households
  1 (ref)1.00
  20.94(0.79, 1.29)
  ≥30.95(0.76, 1.19)
  Missing0.61(0.48, 0.77)

Health plan
Yes (ref)1.00
No0.72(0.56, 0.94)
−2 log likelihood9694.559192.40