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Original Research

Long-term survival in patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective observational study in the Nordic countries

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Pages 571-576 | Published online: 14 Sep 2012

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for patients (n = 256) with a previous hospital admission for COPD according to vital status at the time of follow-up (n, % or mean ± SD)

Figure 1 Distribution of causes of death in patients previously admitted to hospital for an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Figure 1 Distribution of causes of death in patients previously admitted to hospital for an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Table 2 Risk factors for death during follow-up in patients with a previous hospital admission for COPD, according to all-cause mortality, respiratory mortality, and cardiovascular mortality, respectively

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier survival curve in COPD patietns according to GOLD stage.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier survival curve in COPD patietns according to GOLD stage.Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Figure 3 Distribution of causes of death in COPD patients according to GOLD stage.

Notes: Prespiratory cause of death = 0.002; Pcardiovascular cause of death = 0.02.
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Figure 3 Distribution of causes of death in COPD patients according to GOLD stage.

Figure 4 Distribution of cause of death in COPD patient according to sex.

Note: Pcancer as cause of death = 0.02.
Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Figure 4 Distribution of cause of death in COPD patient according to sex.