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Table 3 Recorded Exacerbations in Previous Year

From: Degree of control of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain: SINCON study

 

PC

(N = 307)

RC

(N = 174)

Total

(N = 481)

Moderate exacerbations, n (%)

188 (61.2%)

82 (47.1%)

270 (56.1%)

 Ratea, mean (95% CI)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

Severe exacerbations, n (%)

39 (12.7%)

33 (18.9%)

72 (14.9%)

 Ratea, mean (95% CI)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.4)

0.2 (0.2–0.3)

Moderate/Severe exacerbations, n (%)

191 (62.2%)

91 (52.3%)

282 (58.6%)

 Ratea, mean (95% CI)

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

  1. aevents/patient/year
  2. CI confidence interval, PC primary care, RC respiratory care