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Table 1 Characteristics of patients hospitalized for severe acute exacerbation in France, according to French national health insurance database (SNDS, “Système National De Santé”)

From: Pulmonary rehabilitation after severe exacerbation of COPD: a nationwide population study

Characteristics of patients

N = 48,638

 

N

%

Principal diagnosis

 COPD

32,177

66.2

Other principal diagnoses associated with secondary associated diagnosis of COPD

  

 Acute heart failure

6971

14.3

 Pneumonia

4601

9.5

 Acute respiratory failure

2876

5.9

 Pulmonary embolism

855

1.8

 Influenza

850

1.7

Pneumothorax

308

0.6

Gender

 Male

29,529

60.7

Age (years)

 Median [Q1–Q3]

75 [65–83]

Charlson Index

 Median [Q1–Q3]

5 [3–6]

Healthcare coverage

 French Free Universal Health Care / CMU

2521

5.2

French Deprivation Index*

 Q1

6390

13.5

 Q2

7829

16.5

 Q3

9635

20.4

 Q4

10,827

22.9

 Q5

12,651

26.7

At least one long-term disease (ALD) in 2017

 Presence

40,055

82.4

6-month mortality

 Death

3803

7.8

Long-acting bronchodilator prescription in 2017

 Median [Q1–Q3]

8 [1–11]

Non-invasive Ventilation in 2017

1708

3.5

Oxygen therapy in 2017

6573

13.5

  1. COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; SAD: secondary associated diagnosis; CMU: Couverture Médicale Universelle; SD: Standard Deviation
  2. *French Deprivation Index: N = 1306 missing value (2.7%)