From: Correlates of employment status in individuals with asthma: a cross-sectional survey
Unemployed vs. full-time work | Work disability vs. full-time work | ||||
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Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
Occurrence of asthma symptoms during last year | Persistently vs. none | 3.2 (1.5–7.0) | 2.4 (1.1–5.3) | 3.9 (2.3–6.8) | 1.6 (0.8–3.3) |
Frequency of asthma symptoms during last month | Daily or almost daily vs. none | 3.0 (1.7–5.2) | 2.3 (1.3–4.2) | 9.7 (6.1–15.4) | 4.4 (2.3–8.2) |
Frequency of asthma symptoms during last year | Daily or almost daily vs. none | 4.2 (0.9–18.5) | 3.0 (0.7–14.1) | 3.4 (1.3–8.8) | 1.8 (0.5–6.0) |
Nightly wake-ups because of asthma symptoms during last month | > = 3 times a month vs. none | 3.0 (2.1–4.3) | 2.5 (1.7–3.8) | 6.3 (4.6–8.7) | 3.2 (2.1–4.8) |
Nightly wake-ups because of asthma symptoms during last year | > = 3 times a month vs. none | 2.6 (1.7–3.9) | 2.4 (1.5–3.7) | 4.4 (3.1–6.3) | 2.6 (1.6–4.3) |
Use of asthma medication during last year | Continuosly daily or almost daily vs. none | 1.9 (1.0–3.4) | 1.5 (0.8–2.9) | 2.5 (1.5–4.2) | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) |
Subjects having used peroral corticoids because of asthma during last year | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 2.5 (1.9–3.3) | 1.5 (1.1–2.2) |