Distribution of asthma and asthma-like symptoms according to hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) and smoking among 3016 postmenopausal women
| Never smokers | Ex-smokers | Current smokers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – HRT (n=812) | +HRT (n=140) | p value | – HRT (n=626) | +HRT (n=99) | p value | – HRT (n=1120) | +HRT (n=219) | p value | |||
| Asthma | 24 (3%) | 11 (7.9%) | 0.004 | 48 (7.7%) | 7 (7.1%) | 0.84 | 81 (7.2%) | 17 (7.8%) | 0.78 | ||
| Wheeze | 109 (13.4%) | 17 (12.1%) | 0.680 | 124 (19.8%) | 26 (26.3%) | 0.14 | 414 (37%) | 88 (40%) | 0.40 | ||
| Asthma medication | 25 (3.1%) | 10 (7.14%) | 0.018 | 43 (6.9%) | 5 (5.1%) | 0.66 | 80 (7.1%) | 19 (8.7%) | 0.40 | ||
| Cough at exertion | 68 (8.4%) | 14 (10%) | 0.527 | 77 (12.3%) | 14 (14.1%) | 0.62 | 209 (18.7%) | 51 (23.3%) | 0.11 | ||