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Table 3 Distribution of study outcomes in COPD/CB patients during one year prior to baseline

From: Exacerbations and healthcare resource utilization among COPD patients in a Swedish registry-based nation-wide study

Outcome variable

Categories

Female

N = 47,487 (53.6%)

Male

N = 41,061 (46.4%)

P-value

Total

N = 88,548 (100%)

All cause hospitalizations

 

0.97 ± 1.78

1.08 ± 1.98

<0.001

1.02 ± 1.88

0

27,540 (58.0)

23,172 (56.4)

 

50,712 (57.3)

1-2

14,105 (29.7)

12,145 (29.6)

26,250 (29.6)

3-5

4500 (9.5)

4331 (10.5)

8831 (10.0)

>5

1342 (2.8)

1413 (3.4)

2755 (3.1)

All cause secondary care out-patient visits

 

2.82 ± 5.28

3.01 ± 7.45

<0.001

2.91 ± 6.38

0

13,600 (28.6)

11,812 (28.8)

 

25,412 (28.7)

1-2

16,333 (34.4)

13,941 (34.0)

30,274 (34.2)

3-5

10,674 (22.5)

9303 (22.7)

19,977 (22.6)

>5

6880 (14.5)

6005 (14.6)

12,885 (14.6)

Respiratory hospitalizations

 

0.27 ± 0.89

0.27 ± 0.87

0.273

0.27 ± 0.88

0

40,224 (84.7)

34,857 (84.9)

 

75,081 (84.8)

1-2

6070 (12.8)

5167 (12.6)

11,237 (12.7)

3-5

953 (2.0)

865 (2.1)

1818 (2.1)

>5

240 (0.5)

172 (0.4)

412(0.5)

Systemic corticosteroid purchases

 

1.28 ± 4.19

0.99 ± 3.34

<0.001

1.15 ± 3.82

0

32,141 (67.7)

29,932 (72.9)

 

62,073 (70.1)

1-2

8935 (18.8)

6530 (15.9)

15,465 (17.5)

3-5

4112 (8.7)

3024 (7.4)

7136 (8.1)

>5

2299 (4.8)

1575 (3.8)

3874 (4.4)

Systemic antibiotic purchases

 

1.60 ± 2.90

1.24 ± 2.34

<0.001

1.44 ± 2.66

0

20,827 (43.9)

20,833 (50.7)

 

41,660 (47.0)

1-2

17,029 (35.9)

13,867 (33.8)

30,896 (34.9)

3-5

6814 (14.3)

4716 (11.5)

11,530 (13.0)

>5

2817 (5.9)

1645 (4.0)

4462 (5.0)

  1. Numbers presented as N (%) or as mean ± SD. P-value for difference in mean values between genders
  2. Abbreviation: SD Standard deviation