Patient’s context | | General patient information (patient diary) | |
Group B | 1.672 (1.282 to 2.180) | Years stopped smoking: high (>45 years ago) | 1.006 (1.002 to 1.010) |
Group C | 2.271 (1.515 to 3.406) | | |
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Patient’s symptoms (interview) | | Patient’s symptoms (patient diary) | |
Some interference daily activities | 1.369 (1.093 to 1.714) | Sputum very small problem | 0.547 (0.332 to 0.902) |
Severe interference daily activities | 2.413 (1.667 to 3.491) | Sputum small problem | 0.962 (0.658 to 1.406) |
| | Sputum moderate problem | 1.038 (0.748 to 1.439) |
Patient’s signs (clinical examination) | | Sputum severe problem | 1.303 (0.926 to 1.837) |
Crackles not present | 0.662 (0.488 to 0.899) | Sputum very severe problem | 1.270 (0.842 to 1.915) |
Diastolic blood pressure high (>85 mmHg) | 0.986 (0.977 to 0.995) | Sputum could not be worse | 0.767 (0.455 to 1.295) |