Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) for COPD using the GOLD definition (FEV1/FVC ≤0.70) at year 20 across race- and sex-specific quartiles of year 7 CRP and per standard deviation of CRP stratified by pack-years cigarette exposure.*

*Adjusted for center, cigarettes/day, and BMI at the time of CRP measurement, and waist circumference and cumulative pack-years of cigarette exposure at the time of spirometry.†Adjusted odds ratio for COPD per standard deviation of log-transformed year 7 CRP.‡Number of year 20 COPD cases in each smoking stratum.