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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 m≧2 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
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