Table 1 Distribution of COPD patients by AECOPD-related hospitalization frequency (n = 152,065).
From: Association of rural living with COPD-related hospitalizations and deaths in US veterans
Hospitalizations per year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | > 0 to < 1 | ≥ 1 to < 2 | ≥ 2 to < 3 | ≥ 3 to < 4 | ≥ 4 to < 5 | ≥ 5 to < 6 | ≥ 6 | |
Patient count | 71,903 (47.3%) | 53,376 (35.1%) | 12,112 (8.0%) | 4527 (3.0%) | 2268 (1.5%) | 1415 (0.9%) | 1025 (0.7%) | 5439 (3.6%) |
Total hospitalizations | 0 | 71,553 | 32,981 | 15,004 | 7424 | 4445 | 2964 | 8820 |
Patient rurality | ||||||||
Urban | 41,078 (57.1%) | 31,981 (59.9%) | 7456 (61.6%) | 2817 (62.2%) | 1397 (61.6%) | 869 (61.5%) | 657 (64.1%) | 3355 (61.7%) |
Rural | 26,087 (36.3%) | 18,299 (34.3%) | 4036 (33.3%) | 1468 (32.4%) | 746 (32.9%) | 484 (34.2%) | 316 (30.8%) | 1768 (32.5%) |
Isolated | 4738 (6.6%) | 3096 (5.8%) | 620 (5.1%) | 242 (5.4%) | 125 (5.5%) | 62 (4.4%) | 52 (5.1%) | 316 (5.8%) |
