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Table 2 Disease prevalence and its association with mortality risk in Young and Old COPD patients

From: Comorbidities and mortality risk in adults younger than 50 years of age with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Comorbidity

Prevalence (%)

Hazard Ratio

Lower 95%

Upper 95%

p-value

1. Young COPD

 History of TB

4.0

8.35

2.02

34.47

0.0033

 Bipolar disorder

6.0

7.71

1.86

31.97

0.0049

 Lung cancer

4.0

5.78

1.15

28.83

0.0323

 Substance use disorder

16.7

3.39

1.35

8.51

0.0093

2. Old COPD

 Lung cancer

8.1

2.16

1.74

2.69

< 0.0001

 Pulmonary fibrosis

5.3

1.62

1.23

2.13

0.0006

 Liver cirrhosis

2.1

1.59

1.03

2.48

0.0360

 Atrial fibrillation

12.6

1.44

1.16

1.77

0.0007

 CAD

27.3

1.41

1.19

1.68

< 0.0001

 CHF

14.6

1.34

1.09

1.67

0.0058

 Pulmonary hypertension

8.9

1.27

1.15

1.80

0.0311

 Gastroduodenal ulcers

10.9

1.23

1.01

1.54

0.0454

  1. CAD coronary artery disease, CHF congestive heart failure, TB tuberculosis