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Table 4 Association between degree of lung function impairment (FEV1% predicted) and all-cause mortality by country

From: Impaired lung function and mortality in Eastern Europe: results from multi-centre cohort study

Type of groups

No. of persons

No. of deaths

Person-years of follow-up

Deaths per 100 person-years (95% CI)

Model 1 adjusted HR (95% CI)

Model 2 adjusted HR (95% CI)

Czech Republic

FEV1% predicted impairment groups*

 Normal

5283

1081

84,319

1.28 (1.21–1.36)

1.00

1.00

 Mild

831

268

12,636

2.12 (1.88–2.39)

1.54 (1.34–1.76)

1.31 (1.13–1.52)

 Moderate

366

140

5347

2.62 (2.22–3.09)

1.71 (1.43–2.05)

1.25 (1.02–1.53)

 Moderate-severe

135

56

1915

2.92 (2.25–3.80)

2.01 (1.52–2.67)

1.49 (1.10–2.01)

 Severe

110

49

1469

3.33 (2.52–4.41)

2.36 (1.73–3.21)

1.85 (1.34–2.53)

 Very severe

29

18

357

5.04 (3.17–8.00)

3.53 (2.18–5.72)

2.99 (1.76–5.09)

Russia

FEV1% predicted impairment groups*

 Normal

5621

1114

70,294

1.58 (1.49–1.68)

1.00

1.00

 Mild

595

180

7060

2.55 (2.20–2.95)

1.39 (1.19–1.63)

1.11 (0.95–1.31)

 Moderate

262

106

2810

3.77 (3.12–4.56)

2.15 (1.75–2.64)

1.68 (1.37–2.06)

 Moderate-severe

163

75

1699

4.42 (3.52–5.54)

2.31 (1.79–2.99)

1.69 (1.33–2.15)

 Severe

116

56

1239

4.52 (3.48–5.87)

2.11 (1.59–2.80)

1.61 (1.22–2.11)

 Very severe

46

31

390

7.96 (5.60–11.31)

3.63 (2.36–5.58)

2.98 (2.07–4.30)

Poland

FEV1% predicted impairment groups*

 Normal

3650

533

46,585

1.14 (1.05–1.25)

1.00

1.00

 Mild

504

111

6188

1.79 (1.49–2.16)

1.53 (1.25–1.87)

1.20 (0.96–1.50)

 Moderate

234

66

2786

2.37 (1.86–3.01)

1.98 (1.53–2.56)

1.63 (1.24–2.13)

 Moderate-severe

97

45

1026

4.39 (3.27–5.87)

3.38 (2.46–4.64)

2.40 (1.73–3.33)

 Severe

59

29

597

4.85 (3.37–6.99)

3.08 (2.06–4.61)

2.12 (1.39–3.24)

 Very severe

14

9

120

7.48 (3.89–14.37)

6.95 (3.49–13.84)

4.28 (2.14–8.56)

Lithuania

FEV1% predicted impairment groups*

 Normal

5952

904

66,422

1.36 (1.28–1.45)

1.00

1.00

 Mild

522

141

5467

2.58 (2.19–3.04)

1.87 (1.56–2.24)

1.50 (1.25–1.81)

 Moderate

206

82

1935

4.24 (3.41–5.26)

2.84 (2.24–3.60)

2.04 (1.57–2.65)

 Moderate-severe

92

43

825

5.21 (3.86–7.02)

2.83 (2.00–3.99)

2.18 (1.59–2.99)

 Severe

57

29

508

5.71 (3.96–8.21)

3.00 (2.02–4.46)

2.01 (1.37–2.94)

 Very severe

15

11

94

11.71 (6.48–21.14)

5.79 (2.54–13.19)

4.07 (2.21–7.50)

  1. FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio
  2. *Sex-specific predicted values of FEV1 (FEV1%) standardized for age and height based on NHANES III equations
  3. Adjusted for age and sex
  4. Adjusted for age, sex, occupation and education; alcohol consumption, smoking status, level of physical activity and body mass index; history of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke