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Table 2 CAT score on admission and after three months, as well as the rate of emergency room visits and admissions within three, six, and twelve months after index admission

From: Handgrip strength during admission for COPD exacerbation: impact on further exacerbation risk

 

Total (n = 43)

HGSw (n = 31)

non-HGSw (n = 12)

P

CATad

16.6 ± 4.3

16.7 ± 4.3

16.5 ± 4.7

0.817

CAT3m

12.9 ± 5.6

13.8 ± 5.9

10.2 ± 4.3

0.272

CATad-3 m2 n (%)

16 (37.2)

11 (35.5)

5 (41.7)

0.737

ER3m

0.20 ± 0.46

0.26 ± 0.51

0.08 ± 0.29

0.279

Admission3m

0.20 ± 0.51

0.26 ± 0.58

0.08 ± 0.29

0.364

ER6m

0.60 ± 1.15

0.81 ± 1.30

0.08 ± 0.29

0.045

Admission6m

0.34 ± 0.81

0.45 ± 0.93

0.08 ± 0.29

0.188

ER9m

0.95 ± 1.44

1.26 ± 1.59

0.17 ± 0.38

0.019

Admission9m

0.58 ± 1.21

0.77 ± 1.38

0.08 ± 0.29

0.064

ER12m

1.13 ± 1.69

1.48 ± 1.86

0.25 ± 0.62

0.027

Admission12m

0.69 ± 1.38

0.94 ± 1.56

0.08 ± 0.29

0.062

  1. Admission3m: admission during three months after index admission; Admission6m: admission during 6 months after index admission; Admission9m: admission during 6 months after index admission; Admission12m: admission during 12 months after index admission; CAT: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test; CATad: CAT on admission; CAT3m: CAT three months after index admission; CATad-3 m: the difference of CATad minus CAT3m; ER3m: emergency room visits during three months after index admission; ER6m: emergency room visit during 6 months after index admission; ER9m: emergency room visit during 6 months after index admission; ER12m: emergency room visit during 12 months after index admission; HGS, handgrip strength; HGSw, handgrip strength