Table 3 Prevalence of COPD-related PH by age in COPD patients according to number of admissions and emergency room visits in the year before the index date.
From: A prevalence study focusing on hospitalized COPD related pulmonary hypertension
Age group, y.o. | ||||||||||||
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≦ 50 | Pc | 51–64 | Pc | 65–79 | Pc | 80 ≧ | Pc | |||||
COPD patients | COPD-related PH, N (%) | COPD patients | COPD-related PH, N (%) | COPD patients | COPD-related PH, N (%) | COPD patients | COPD-related PH, N (%) | |||||
Overall | 6529 | 192 (2.94) | 31,698 | 1228 (3.87) | 83,846 | 3783 (4.51) | 93,219 | 3393 (3.64) | ||||
Number of admissions with a principal diagnosis of COPD in the year before the index date | ||||||||||||
1 | 5258 | 111 (2.11) | < 0.01 | 24,286 | 611 (2.52) | < 0.01 | 63,607 | 2,136 (3.36) | < 0.01 | 72,136 | 2,151 (2.98) | < 0.01 |
2 | 733 | 32 (4.37) | 4321 | 261 (6.04) | 12,472 | 828 (6.64) | 13,727 | 744 (5.42) | ||||
3 ≧ | 538 | 49 (9.11) | 3091 | 356 (11.52) | 7767 | 819 (10.54) | 7,356 | 498 (6.77) | ||||
Average hospital stay, days | ||||||||||||
< 7 | 3434 | 68 (1.98) | < 0.01 | 15,930 | 397 (2.49) | < 0.01 | 39,092 | 1,426 (3.65) | < 0.01 | 36,186 | 1,211 (3.35) | < 0.01 |
7–13 | 2283 | 83 (3.64) | 11,656 | 555 (4.76) | 31,880 | 1,589 (4.98) | 36,440 | 1,381 (3.79) | ||||
≧ 14 | 812 | 41 (5.05) | 4112 | 276 (6.71) | 12,874 | 768 (5.97) | 20,593 | 801 (3.89) | ||||
Number of emergency room visits with a principal diagnosis of COPD in the year before the index date | ||||||||||||
1 | 859 | 42 (4.89) | < 0.01 | 5904 | 273 (4.62) | < 0.01 | 17,715 | 882 (4.98) | < 0.01 | 18,649 | 807 (4.33) | < 0.01 |
2 | 282 | 22 (7.8) | 2158 | 143 (6.63) | 6296 | 448 (7.12) | 5812 | 356 (6.13) | ||||
3 ≧ | 358 | 34 (9.50) | 2441 | 232 (9.5) | 6354 | 591 (9.3) | 4275 | P350 (8.19) | ||||
