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Table 5 Univariate survival analysis for the different demographic and clinical variables

From: Long term effects of an integrated care intervention on hospital utilization in patients with severe COPD: a single centre controlled study

Long- rank test

Total no.

No. dead

75% percentiles of survival time (months)

P - value

Groups:

   

IC group

86

35

12.0

0.17

UC group

70

21

19.0

 

Sex:

   

0.71

Male

67

23

17.0

Female

89

33

13.0

Age (yrs):

   

0.04

<70

49

14

18

70-79

54

16

21

=>80

53

26

9

BMI:

   

0.006

<18

20

13

3.0

18-25

95

31

16.0

>25

41

12

23.0

FEV1:

   

0.34

<0,5L

11

4

13.0

0,5L-1,0L

103

41

12.0

>1,0

41

11

24.0

FEV1%:

   

0.58

<30

58

23

16.0

30 -54

97

33

14.0

PaCO 2 , kPa:

   

0.02

<=6.1

108

32

18.0

>6.1

47

23

11.0

PaO 2 , kPa:

   

0.17

<=8.0

53

23

12.0

>8.0

103

33

17.0

Civil status:

   

0.72

Living alone

78

16

16.0

Living with partner

78

12

12.0

Home-care nursing:

   

0.001

No

71

15

9.0

Yes

85

41

 

Charlson co morbidity index:

   

0.23

1 - 3

32

9

13.0

4 - 6

94

33

17.0

7 - 10

30

14

8.0

  1. IC: integrated care; UC: usual care; BMI: body mass index; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FEV1%: FEV1% of predicted value; PaCO 2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood; PaO 2: partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood.