Table 4

Clinical endpoints for patients with COPD as compared to patients without COPD at 1 year

Crude HR (95% CI)Adjusted† HR (95% CI)Adjusted‡ HR (95% CI)
All-cause mortality1.86 (1.76 to 1.98)***1.32 (1.24 to 1.40)***1.14 (1.07 to 1.21)***
Reinfarction1.17 (1.09 to 1.26)***1.00 (0.93 to 1.08)0.99 (0.92 to 1.06)
New-onset stroke1.14 (0.93 to 1.40)0.90 (0.73 to 1.12)0.89 (0.72 to 1.11)
New-onset bleeding1.45 (1.25 to 1.69)***1.13 (0.96 to 1.32)1.12 (0.96 to 1.31)
New-onset heart failure1.84 (1.70 to 1.99)***1.46 (1.34 to 1.58)***1.35 (1.24 to 1.47)***
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • †Adjustment for age, gender, smoking and comorbidity.

  • ‡Adjustment for age, gender, smoking, comorbidity, treatment during hospitalisation and discharge medications.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.