Prevalence (%) of self reported respiratory symptoms, asthma, chronic bronchitis and use of asthma medication in 34 974 women and 30 743 men by age groups and smoking habits, with 95% confidence intervals. Nord-Trøndelag, Norway 1997
| Age 20–44 years | Age 45–69 years | Age 70+ years | |||||||||||||||
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| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||||||||||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||
| Wheezing/breathless | |||||||||||||||||
| Never smoker | 7.9 | 7.2, 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.0, 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.7, 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.4, 10.0 | 11.4 | 9.5, 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.4, 13.4 | |||||
| Ex-smoker | 9.9 | 8.6, 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.6, 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.6, 13.4 | 12.2 | 11.0, 13.4 | 18.9 | 17.3, 20.5 | 18.0 | 15.3, 20.7 | |||||
| Smoker | 15.4 | 14.2, 16.6 | 15.9 | 14.9, 16.9 | 18.6 | 17.4, 19.8 | 17.7 | 16.6, 18.8 | 24.0 | 21.4, 26.6 | 20.7 | 17.5, 23.9 | |||||
| Total | 10.3 | 9.8, 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.4, 11.4 | 13.0 | 12.4, 13.6 | 12.7 | 12.1, 13.3 | 18.2 | 17.1, 19.3 | 13.9 | 13.0, 14.8 | |||||
| Ever asthma | |||||||||||||||||
| Never smoker | 8.1 | 7.4, 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.0, 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.5, 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.2, 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.3, 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8, 8.4 | |||||
| Ex-smoker | 9.8 | 8.5, 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.5, 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.5, 10.1 | 8.8 | 7.8, 9.8 | 12.2 | 10.9, 13.5 | 11.9 | 9.7, 14.1 | |||||
| Smoker | 8.3 | 7.4, 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.2, 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.5, 9.3 | 9.8 | 8.9, 10.7 | 11.2 | 9.3, 13.1 | 10.6 | 8.2, 13.0 | |||||
| Total | 8.5 | 8.0, 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0, 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.9, 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8, 8.8 | 10.7 | 9.8, 11.6 | 8.5 | 7.8, 9.2 | |||||
| Asthma medication | |||||||||||||||||
| Never smoker | 7.3 | 6.7, 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2, 8.6 | 5.6 | 4.9, 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.1, 7.3 | 5.9 | 4.5, 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.8, 7.4 | |||||
| Ex-smoker | 9.0 | 7.7, 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.1, 10.5 | 8.2 | 7.4, 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0, 10.0 | 11.9 | 10.6, 13.2 | 12.4 | 10.1, 14.7 | |||||
| Smoker | 6.5 | 5.7, 7.3 | 9.5 | 8.7, 10.3 | 6.8 | 6.0, 7.6 | 9.3 | 8.4, 10.2 | 11.2 | 9.3, 13.1 | 9.4 | 7.1, 11.7 | |||||
| Total | 7.3 | 6.8, 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.2, 9.2 | 7.1 | 6.7, 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6, 8.6 | 10.3 | 9.4, 11.2 | 7.6 | 6.9, 8.3 | |||||
| Daily coughing in periods | |||||||||||||||||
| Never smoker | 9.8 | 9.1, 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.0, 10.4 | 10.8 | 9.8, 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.0, 12.6 | 11.5 | 9.6, 13.4 | 11.7 | 10.7, 12.7 | |||||
| Ex-smoker | 11.2 | 9.8, 12.6 | 9.8 | 8.6, 11.0 | 10.6 | 9.7, 11.5 | 11.7 | 10.6, 12.8 | 16.2 | 14.7, 17.7 | 14.7 | 12.2, 17.2 | |||||
| Smoker | 24.3 | 22.9, 25.7 | 23.2 | 22.0, 24.4 | 29.4 | 28.0, 30.8 | 23.4 | 22.1, 24.7 | 29.7 | 26.9, 32.5 | 21.6 | 18.4, 24.8 | |||||
| Total | 14.2 | 13.6, 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.8, 15.0 | 16.5 | 15.9, 17.1 | 15.3 | 14.7, 15.9 | 17.9 | 16.8, 19.0 | 13.0 | 12.2, 13.8 | |||||
| Coughing with phlegm | |||||||||||||||||
| Never smoker | 4.9 | 4.4, 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0, 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6, 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0, 6.2 | 7.2 | 5.6, 8.8 | 5.9 | 5.2, 6.7 | |||||
| Ex-smoker | 6.4 | 5.4, 7.5 | 4.5 | 3.7, 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.7, 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.1, 6.8 | 10.4 | 9.2, 11.6 | 9.5 | 7.5, 11.5 | |||||
| Smoker | 13.8 | 12.7, 15.0 | 13.1 | 12.2, 14.1 | 17.2 | 16.0, 18.4 | 13.0 | 12.0, 14.0 | 22.1 | 19.6, 24.7 | 14.3 | 11.5, 17.0 | |||||
| Total | 7.7 | 7.3, 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.1, 8.0 | 9.4 | 8.9, 9.9 | 8.0 | 7.5, 8.4 | 12.1 | 11.2, 13.0 | 7.2 | 6.6, 7.9 | |||||
| Chronic bronchitis | |||||||||||||||||
| Never smoker | 1.4 | 1.1, 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9, 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8, 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3, 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.6, 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4, 3.5 | |||||
| Ex-smoker | 1.5 | 1.0, 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0, 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0, 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.2, 3.4 | 5.7 | 4.8, 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.5, 6.5 | |||||
| Smoker | 4.7 | 4.0, 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.3, 4.4 | 8.4 | 7.6, 9.3 | 5.5 | 4.8, 6.2 | 12.7 | 10.7, 14.7 | 7.3 | 5.3, 9.4 | |||||
| Total | 2.4 | 2.1, 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9, 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.3, 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.3, 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.8, 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.1, 4.1 | |||||