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Table 1. Subject characteristics
Table 2. Subject characteristics in subjects with COPD, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome or other diagnoses as the cause for initiation of noninvasive ventilation
Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier survival curve for overall survival in the total study sample according to the need for assistance with activities of daily living (A), according to the concomitant use of long-term oxygen therapy with NIV (B) and after the initiation of noninvasive ventilation according to the primary diagnosis for noninvasive ventilation in subjects with OHS and COPD (C).NIV, noninvasive ventilation; LTOT, long-term oxygen therapy; HR; hazard ratio; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OHS, obesity hypoventilation syndrome; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not available
![Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier survival curve for overall survival in the total study sample according to the need for assistance with activities of daily living (A), according to the concomitant use of long-term oxygen therapy with NIV (B) and after the initiation of noninvasive ventilation according to the primary diagnosis for noninvasive ventilation in subjects with OHS and COPD (C).NIV, noninvasive ventilation; LTOT, long-term oxygen therapy; HR; hazard ratio; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OHS, obesity hypoventilation syndrome; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not available](/cms/asset/5c2bc4a8-dac5-44c1-a7a1-e6c20a70fd29/zecr_a_1840494_f0001_b.gif)
Table 3. Characteristics related to end-of-life among the deceased subjects according to primary diagnosis
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