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Table 2 Univariate associations between history of obstructive lung disease and other patient characteristics

From: Association between prevalence of obstructive lung disease and obesity: results from The Vermont Diabetes Information System

Characteristic

Obstructive lung disease patients

Non-obstructive lung disease patients

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

P

% or mean (SD)

% or mean (SD)

  

Number of subjects

203

800

  

Male, %

33.5%

48.6%

0.53

< 0.01

Age, years

64.3 (11.4)

64.9 (12.1)

1.00

0.54

White race

96.1%

97.6%

0.60

0.23

A1C, mg %

7.2 (1.3)

7.1 (1.3)

1.03

0.67

Insulin use, %

27.2%

22.8%

1.27

0.20

Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2), %

77%

64.8%

1.82

< 0.01

Alcohol problem, %

12.1%

6.8%

1.88

0.02

Cigarette smoking, %

24.3%

15.1%

1.79

< 0.01

Estrogen use, %

4.9%

4.0%

1.24

0.56

Low annual income, %

75.7%

54.8%

2.57

< 0.01

Duration of diabetes, years

11.1 (10.6)

10.0 (10.3)

1.01

0.20

Number of comorbidities

2.21 (1.7)

1.3 (1.3)

1.45

< 0.01

Number of prescription medications

8.7 (4.3)

6.1 (3.5)

1.19

< 0.01

  1. Each cell contains either % or mean (standard deviation).