Table 3 Comparison of three matched cohorts on their pre-index date categorical variables using McNemar's test for paired observations.
| Â | LABA or LAMATx (n = 523) | LABA and LAMA Tx (n = 523) | LABA, LAMA, and ICS Tx (n = 523) | Significant Pairwise tests* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Categorical Variables | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | Â |
Male | 280 | (53.5) | 280 | (53.5) | 280 | (53.5) | NONE |
North | 210 | (40.2) | 218 | (41.7) | 222 | (42.4) | NONE |
Northeast | 52 | (9.9) | 50 | (9.6) | 49 | (9.4) | NONE |
South | 189 | (36.1) | 189 | (36.1) | 189 | (36.1) | NONE |
West | 71 | (13.6) | 65 | (12.4) | 61 | (11.7) | NONE |
Cardiovascular specialist | 170 | (32.5) | 181 | (34.6) | 176 | (33.7) | NONE |
Internist | 253 | (48.4) | 260 | (49.7) | 264 | (50.5) | NONE |
Neoplasms | 128 | (24.5) | 146 | (27.9) | 149 | (28.5) | NONE |
Pneumonia | 51 | (9.8) | 51 | (9.8) | 51 | (9.8) | NONE |
Hypertension | 187 | (35.8) | 209 | (40.0) | 203 | (38.8) | NONE |
Heart failure | 59 | (11.3) | 53 | (10.1) | 56 | (10.7) | NONE |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 482 | (92.2) | 475 | (90.8) | 477 | (91.2) | NONE |
Diabetes | 67 | (12.8) | 71 | (13.6) | 73 | (14.0) | NONE |
Ischemic heart disease | 116 | (22.2) | 116 | (22.2) | 116 | (22.2) | NONE |
Pulmonary vascular disease | 16 | (3.1) | 19 | (3.6) | 15 | (2.9) | NONE |
Stroke | 40 | (7.6) | 45 | (8.6) | 37 | (7.1) | NONE |
Hospital visit (≥ 1) | 89 | (17.0) | 81 | (15.5) | 68 | (13.0) | NONE |
ER visit (≥ 1) | 148 | (28.3) | 142 | (27.2) | 129 | (24.7) | NONE |
ER visit leading to hospitalization (≥ 1) | 62 | (11.9) | 53 | (10.1) | 55 | (10.5) | NONE |
Non-Medicare payer type** | 156 | (29.8) | 146 | (27.9) | 161 | (30.8) | NONE |