Table 5 Adjusted odds ratios for cardiomyopathy by total duration of TUD Exposure.

From: Tobacco use disorder is associated with increased risk of cardiomyopathy in a population-based study from Taiwan

TUD Exposure Duration (first → last diagnosis before index date)

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Overall (TUD vs. non-TUD reference)

1.376

1.102–1.598

< 0.001

< 1 year

1.288

1.060–1.524

0.020 (NS after Bonferroni)

1–5 years

1.592

1.270–1.789

< 0.001

> 5 years

2.743

1.625–3.891

< 0.001

  1. Foodnote: Conditional logistic regression accounting for 1:4 matching (age, sex, index date).
  2. Bonferroni correction applied for 3 comparisons (< 1 year, 1–5 years, > 5 years); corrected significance threshold = α 0.0167.
  3. p < 0.0167 considered statistically significant after correction.
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