Table 1

 Demographic details of cases and controls

Cases (n = 154)Controls (n = 870)
N%N%Odds ratio (95% CI)
Male6441.635941.3Matching variable
Age at adrenal crisis
    <15106.5586.7Matching variable
    15–24.963.9475.4Matching variable
    25–34.91811.710311.8Matching variable
    35–44.92415.613315.3Matching variable
    45–54.92516.214016.1Matching variable
    55–64.91912.310612.2Matching variable
    65–74.93019.516919.4Matching variable
    ⩾752214.311413.1
Smoking status
    Non-smoker6441.628232.4Reference
    Ex-smoker74.5313.60.9 (0.4 to 2.3)
    Current smoker4126.622525.90.8 (0.5 to 1.2)
    Missing4227.333238.20.4 (0.2 to 0.7)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
    Underweight (<18.5)53.2121.42.1 (0.7 to 6.3)
    Normal (18.5–24.9)5233.823326.8Reference
    Overweight (25.0–29.9)2516.215617.90.7 (0.4 to 1.2)
    Obese (>30)74.5515.90.6 (0.3 to 1.4)
    Missing6542.241848.00.6 (0.4 to 1.0)
Diagnosis of asthma or COPD
    Asthma3220.89010.32.4 (1.5 to 3.8)
    COPD106.5273.12.2 (1.0 to 4.7)
    Asthma and COPD53.2172.01.8 (0.6 to 5.2)