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Table 1 Characteristics of all patients with COPD, and by sex
Table 2 Backwards selection modelTable Footnotea by Cox regression analysis of predictors for moderate and severe COPD exacerbations for all patients, and by sex
Table 3 Risk score formula for COPD exacerbation in the next 6 months
Figure 1 ROC curve based on the five selected predictors (C-index =0.67), the full multivariate model (C-index =0.68) and the individual predictors: post-bronchodilator FEV1 (C-index =0.62) and the number of COPD exacerbations during the previous year (C-index =0.62).
![Figure 1 ROC curve based on the five selected predictors (C-index =0.67), the full multivariate model (C-index =0.68) and the individual predictors: post-bronchodilator FEV1 (C-index =0.62) and the number of COPD exacerbations during the previous year (C-index =0.62).](/cms/asset/4278e99a-c912-446a-b2f2-97683d90163a/dcop_a_69589_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2 Risk of exacerbation in 6 months based on baseline risk score for each treatment group, with the pre-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio as lung function predictor.
![Figure 2 Risk of exacerbation in 6 months based on baseline risk score for each treatment group, with the pre-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio as lung function predictor.](/cms/asset/087d7b36-8567-4c5e-ba7f-bd2259aca0dc/dcop_a_69589_f0002_b.jpg)