Table 2 Performed diagnostics and documented diagnoses
Asthma (n = 255) | COPD (n = 112) | Other (n = 465) | ||||||||||
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Performed diagnostics | n | % | OR | 95% CI | n | % | OR | 95% CI | n | % | OR | 95% CI |
Medical history only | 42 | 16.5 | 0.11 | 0.07–0.15 | 33 | 29.3 | 0.31 | 0.20–0.46 | 338 | 72.7 | 10.9 | 7.89–15.02 |
Medical history and trial of medication | 57 | 22.4 | 8.11 | 4.68–14.08 | 6 | 5.4 | 0.51 | 0.23–1.13 | 12 | 2.6 | 0.14 | 0.07–0.26 |
Medical history and spirometry | 77 | 30.2 | 1.30 | 0.99–1.72 | 65 | 58.1 | 4.38 | 2.99–6.40 | 90 | 19.4 | 0.37 | 0.27–0.50 |
Medical history and PEF-measurement | 79 | 31.0 | 7.57 | 4.93–11.60 | 8 | 7.1 | 0.81 | 0.47–1.40 | 25 | 5.4 | 0.18 | 0.11–0.28 |
Additional bronchial challenge test | 18 | 3.9 | 1.35 | 0.73–2.48 | 24 | 21.4 | 6.74 | 3.66–12.42 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.08–0.35 |
Additional chest X-ray | 34 | 13.3 | 0.88 | 0.58–1.31 | 42 | 37.5 | 4.06 | 2.67–6.19 | 48 | 10.3 | 0.44 | 0.30–0.65 |