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Table 2 Predictors of diagnosed chronic disease for directly exposed WTCHR enrollees (n = 8701), World Trade Center Health Registry, 2003–2012

From: Injury, intense dust exposure, and chronic disease among survivors of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

Characteristic

Angina/Heart Attacka

Diabetesa

Asthmaa

Other Non-Neoplastic Lung Diseasesa,b

AHR (95% CI)

AHR (95% CI)

AHR (95% CI)

AHR (95% CI)

Number of Events

92

327

308

297

Number of Injury Types

 0

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 1

2.0 (1.1, 3.6)

0.9 (0.7, 1.4)

1.3 (0.9, 1.8)

0.7 (0.5, 1.0)

 2

3.1 (1.2, 7.9)

0.8 (0.4, 1.7)

0.8 (0.4, 1.9)

0.7 (0.4, 1.5)

 3+

6.8 (2.0, 22.6)

0.8 (0.2, 3.0)

0.8 (0.2, 3.4)

0.3 (0.0, 2.4)

Dust Cloud Exposure

 Intense

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

1.3 (1.0, 1.6)

1.3 (1.0, 1.6)

 Some/None

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

PTSD at Wave 1

 Yes

0.9 (0.5, 1.6)

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

1.6 (1.2, 2.1)

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Rescue/Recovery Worker

 Yes

0.7 (0.2, 2.4)

0.9 (0.4, 1.7)

1.7 (0.9, 3.0)

1.8 (1.0, 3.1)

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Body Mass Index

 Normal Weight

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Overweight

1.3 (0.8, 2.3)

1.7 (1.2, 2.4)

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

 Obese

1.3 (0.7, 2.3)

3.5 (2.5, 4.9)

1.5 (1.1, 2.0)

1.3 (0.9, 1.7)

Smoking

 Current

1.5 (0.7, 3.0)

1.3 (0.9, 1.9)

0.8 (0.6, 1.3)

2.1 (1.5, 2.9)

 Former

1.6 (1.0, 2.6)

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

1.1 (0.9, 1.5)

 Never

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

High BP at Wave 1 or 2

 Yes

2.0 (1.3, 3.2)

2.6 (2.0, 3.2)

1.1 (0.9, 1.5)

1.3 (0.9, 1.6)

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

  1. Abbreviations: AHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, BP blood pressure, BMI Body Mass Index
  2. aMultivariable model is adjusted for all variables shown plus study recruitment source, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education
  3. bOther Non-Neoplastic Lung Diseases include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, and other lung conditions