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Table 5 Results of multiple logistic regression identifying factors independently associated with mortality in the studied population

From: A clinical in-hospital prognostic score for acute exacerbations of COPD

 

Odds-Ratio

95% CI

P value

Age (per year)

1,06

1,02-1,10

0,002

mMRC grade > 2 vs 0-1

3,91

1,70-8,96

0,001

Cardiovascular comorbidity (IHD and/of LHF)

2,28

1,06-4,91

0,036

Clinical signs of severity during the first 24 hours (per sign)*

1,34

1,18-1,53

<0,001

  1. IHD : Ischemic heart disease; LHF: Left heart failure. *among the following: use of accessory inspiratory muscles, asterixis, neurological impairment, paradoxical abdominal movement, lower limb edema, cyanosis.
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Respiratory Research

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